Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world —and was even before the Taliban swept to power. A so-called World Happiness report ranked Afghanistan as last among 149 nations surveyed, with a happiness rate of just 2.5. Lebanon was the second saddest.
they surveyed had much hope for the future. In fact the majority said they had no hope for the future.
“Unfortunately the only focus was on the war, the warlords and the corrupt politicians,” said Haqpal. When Masoud Ahmadi, a carpenter returned to Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan after the 2001 collapse of the Taliban, his hopes for the future were bright. He dreamed of opening a small furniture-making shop, maybe employing as many as 10 people. Instead, sitting in his dusty 6-foot by 10-foot workshop on Saturday, he said he opens just twice a week for lack of work.
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