Social ill-practices, detrimental to the social bond of intensive interaction, receiving superfluous acceptance among masses, are regarded as social evils. It is generally the loosening effect of law and order coupled with the degeneration of moral values in a society which results in the spread of social evils.
The social evils can be defined in different subjects, for instance, some might only be ethical and some might relate to crime or it might violate certain established principles. In modern society, with special reference to Afghanistan, it is important to note that a number of social evils have grappled our country in its iron claws; in addition, it seems impossible to get out of its tentacles unless immediate attention is given.
A few examples of the social evils that we deal with today are crime, bigotry, bullying and illiteracy. Besides these, there are many other social evils like child labor, wastage of food on the occasion of marriages and other social ceremonies etc.
Food prices have been rising for some time past, one of the main causes of this is the hoarding of food grains. There is acute shortage of a number of essential commodities, particularly in the months prior to the month of Ramazan which is upcoming. To earn huge profits, businessmen hoard the necessities of life. The legislatures must introduce legislation to check hoarding with the greatest zeal and effort. Hoarders, black marketers and profiteers should be severely dealt with.
One of the major curs of which Afghanistan is suffering is bribery and moral corruption weakening the institutional performance of the country; a poison, that must be put down with an iron hand. A black market is the most colossal crime against society. There are other taboos flourishing, which are gradually decaying the society, creating anomalies such as economic disparity, excessive use of one’s authority, falling educational standard, promotion of crime and lack of proper life facilities.
Corruption, unemployment, smuggling, population explosion, inflation, terrorism, bribery, black marketing, adulteration, prostitution, nepotism, and other social evils are cancer for any country. Human traits such as greed, hate, lust for power or wealth, arrogance, etc, and become social evils when they are allowed to grow in a society to a point that they become a part of that society.
Causes of social evils are poverty, illiteracy, blind tradition. Poverty leads to criminal activities like robbery, thefts, murder, kidnapping and looting. Now and then one can find headlines in the papers about their criminal activities. When people are unable to get their livelihood by honest means, they are bound to turn into criminals. Very often people find criminals living only in the slums. In fact, it is the property that has compelled them to take to social evils. The governments should devise ways and means to raise their standard of living through proper and implementable policies and strategies.