Study: Few Afghans know about 9/11, reason for war

[Modbert]

Study: Few Afghans know of 9/11, reason for war - World news - South and Central Asia - Afghanistan - msnbc.com

KABUL — Afghans in two crucial southern provinces are almost completely unaware of the September 11 attacks on the United States and don't know they precipitated the foreign intervention now in its 10th year, a new report showed on Friday.

The report by The International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) policy think-tank showed 92 percent of 1,000 Afghan men surveyed in Helmand and Kandahar know nothing of the hijacked airliner attacks on U.S. targets in 2001.

"The lack of awareness of why we are there contributes to the high levels of negativity toward the NATO military operations and made the job of the Taliban easier," ICOS President Norine MacDonald told Reuters from Washington.

The report said 81 percent of those interviewed in the south thought al-Qaida would return to Afghanistan if the Taliban regained power, and that 72 percent thought al-Qaida would again use the country to launch attacks against the West.

Well, this certainly is a failure of getting the information out there to say the least.

 

[Ringel05]

Few Afghans know how to read or write.

 

[Modbert]

Few Afghans know how to read or write.

If you look closely enough, the region where they found 92% didn't know was 92% of Afghani Men. The reason for this is because only 13% of Afghanistan women know how to read and write, as compared to 42% of Afghanistan men.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.)

 

[Ringel05]

Few Afghans know how to read or write.

If you look closely enough, the region where they found 92% didn't know was 92% of Afghani Men. The reason for this is because only 13% of Afghanistan women know how to read and write, as compared to 42% of Afghanistan men.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/af.html

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 28.1%
male: 43.1%
female: 12.6% (2000 est.)

Also loose the "modern America" paradigm. They and their culture have a lot to do with issues like this, they don't think like you and they don't do what you do. The country is extremely backwards in comparison and as for ability to read, does you stats tell you at what level?

 

[JW Frogen]

This place is never going to be Switzerland; the best we can hope for is that the main groups in control (I doubt there will ever be a central government controlling all of the country) are not militantly anti Western while trying to promote human rights, in particular the rights of women in the urban areas.

This war is going to go on, even if only by proxy, for decades.

 

[Modbert]

Also loose the "modern America" paradigm. They and their culture have a lot to do with issues like this, they don't think like you and they don't do what you do. The country is extremely backwards in comparison and as for ability to read, does you stats tell you at what level?

Where did I say they did? I was merely pointing out the literacy rates. You're not the only one who understands that Afghanistan is different from the United States in more ways than one. Perhaps you should tone down the arrogance just a bit to say the least.

 

[California Girl]

Study: Few Afghans know of 9/11, reason for war - World news - South and Central Asia - Afghanistan - msnbc.com

KABUL — Afghans in two crucial southern provinces are almost completely unaware of the September 11 attacks on the United States and don't know they precipitated the foreign intervention now in its 10th year, a new report showed on Friday.

The report by The International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) policy think-tank showed 92 percent of 1,000 Afghan men surveyed in Helmand and Kandahar know nothing of the hijacked airliner attacks on U.S. targets in 2001.

"The lack of awareness of why we are there contributes to the high levels of negativity toward the NATO military operations and made the job of the Taliban easier," ICOS President Norine MacDonald told Reuters from Washington.

The report said 81 percent of those interviewed in the south thought al-Qaida would return to Afghanistan if the Taliban regained power, and that 72 percent thought al-Qaida would again use the country to launch attacks against the West.

Well, this certainly is a failure of getting the information out there to say the least.

Why is it our responsibility to explain to each and every Afghan why we did what we did... and if we did... why would they give a shit what reason we had? Are they likely to say "Ohhhhh that's ok then, bomb away."

 

[Big Black Dog]

I had an Afghan hound once and even he didn't have a clue...

 

[Modbert]

Why is it our responsibility to explain to each and every Afghan why we did what we did... and if we did... why would they give a shit what reason we had? Are they likely to say "Ohhhhh that's ok then, bomb away."

Who said it was our responsibility to explain to each and every single Afghan? That was the assumption on your part by jumping to poor conclusions. However, the lack of knowing why we are there goes a long way as to why we are being seen as oppressors by the people there. There are ways to get information out there to a lot of people, even in a place such as Afghanistan.

 

[hortysir]

Study: Few Afghans know of 9/11, reason for war - World news - South and Central Asia - Afghanistan - msnbc.com

KABUL — Afghans in two crucial southern provinces are almost completely unaware of the September 11 attacks on the United States and don't know they precipitated the foreign intervention now in its 10th year, a new report showed on Friday.

The report by The International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) policy think-tank showed 92 percent of 1,000 Afghan men surveyed in Helmand and Kandahar know nothing of the hijacked airliner attacks on U.S. targets in 2001.

"The lack of awareness of why we are there contributes to the high levels of negativity toward the NATO military operations and made the job of the Taliban easier," ICOS President Norine MacDonald told Reuters from Washington.

The report said 81 percent of those interviewed in the south thought al-Qaida would return to Afghanistan if the Taliban regained power, and that 72 percent thought al-Qaida would again use the country to launch attacks against the West.

Well, this certainly is a failure of getting the information out there to say the least.

Doesn't the final quote contradict the title???

 

[Modbert]

Doesn't the final quote contradict the title???

Not necessarily. They could of been informed and made that conclusion after the fact. They could know that the Taliban is gone, but not why they were eliminated in the first place.

 

[Mad Scientist]

Few Afghans know how to read or write.

Even fewer have ever seen toilet paper.