we inhabit in a society where the social status render the point of recognition than the rest of attributes. The remotest part of the country goes to the penniless and destitute people whose ballots does count but not their worst financial condition. The middles class get clustering in the rural part of the country and rich class lives in well equipped, appropriately administered and well facilitated urban part of the country. The part of land that encounters unequal distribution of wealth and property have toughened man earn their daily livelihood with ease and are left with only option to think of alternative way out to their endless sufferings.
Following the history of decade long bloody conflict, it is assumed the whole plot meant to push the ordinary but poor masses to endless subjugation. It is witnessed the former four decades of war have earned us nothing except countless miseries and devastation. The war destroyed economic infrastructures completely and dragged Afghanistan towards complete annulment. No significant progress has been made, albeit there have been international efforts to make Afghanistan’s economy stand on its own feet, improve the living standard of people and create more job opportunities provided however the menace of corruption constantly depleted the rate of progress.
Being denied the right course and left stranding, the people chose to pursue unlawful means to acquire success –consequently the nuisance of manipulation of public resources began to escalate. Getting the right job done in a rightful means leads to desperation, unless a handsome sum of bribe or recommendation is arranged –on account of making corruption successfully make its way to all institution and public departments.
The masses constantly calling for economic relaxation, end to unemployment, better living facilities, peace, security and human rights protection are turned a deaf ear to, instead are assured of vague declaratives like, concrete measure are undertaken to bring eminent changes, committees are formed to assess the causes of terrorism and corruption, people will be given economic incentives, the country will be made a prosperous in the region. Irrespective of the aforementioned promises, not a single plan is put into action nor has any materialized within the desired course of time. The promises volatile enough, rises into the air within no time.
According to former report of World Bank estimates 36 percent of population have fallen below the poverty line. The Bank announced to support the government of national unity plans to solve this problem. The report reads Afghanistan one of the most impoverished nations in Asia and is only second to Bangladesh as Asia’s poorest country. It is always eventually expected the gravity of poverty mostly wreaking the rural part of the country with urban localities not displaying a satisfactory outlook either.
When it comes to common commodities and amenities of daily use a wide disparity is found between rural and urban centers of the city. Reportedly, the poverty is most heavily concentrated in the rural areas of Afghanistan. While 90% of urban households have access to electricity, only 29% of rural households do. Additionally, 58% of urban households have access to safe water, but only 19% of rural homes do. The lowest rates of poverty occur in Afghanistan’s urban areas. This state is not worse but the worst that discloses gravity of equitable distribution of resources.
The inequitable and unfair distribution of resources has ever left the rural population underprivileged, underdeveloped and neglected. The findings of World Bank incriminate those living in rural areas have less access to education have a higher risk of living in poverty. In the meantime, the ministry of economy has started a survey to address the problems of those provinces that have more problems. I am sure these all undertakings will not go ahead of formal meetings and documentations.
We inhabit of third world do not get tired of overstating and claiming the prior most of scientific inventions by incriminating them to our ancestors. Conversely the fact is otherwise, seeing the Muslims countries with least spending on education. We have to learn it the country can never be dragged on the avenues of success unless education is prioritized. The report of WB underlies the gravest situation of education with minimal spending on this very sector. The report says that meager 36% of the poorest Afghans attend primary school, and 46% of the richest Afghans do. Additionally, 43% of boys are enrolled in primary school, while only 31% of girls are. It said that seven of out of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, the female literacy rate is 1%. Even in Afghanistan’s most educated province of Kabul, where the overall literacy rate is 47%, the female literacy reaches only 30%. To address the problem of dissemination of education, Afghanistan must come up with creating greater infrastructure in education sector. This only will help greater number of enrollments.
The natural nexus found between poverty and education is estimable –higher the literacy graph, greater is the economic independence of people. Occasionally the elevated level of poverty is associated with number of illiterate population. It is found greater educated population marks an upbeat increase in economical prosperity and creating enormous job opportunities –most of people get self-employed having learned wide varieties professional skills. The aforementioned statistics suggest allocation of greater resources on educational programs in Afghanistan can only bring positive signs of betterment and improvements. In order for more Afghans to be lifted out of poverty, they must have improved access to education. With better education, Afghans will have better opportunities to earn a higher income and lift themselves out of poverty
If the government is crying of lack of revenues; can be done away with when the affairs of governance are streamlined and corruptions are restrained. The national and international financiers and donors are willing to extend their services, businesses and aids, provided the government ensures a corruption free and a transparent systems operating efficiently. The confidence installed in them, only then the government can attract the international investors –if safeguards to maltreatments are rendered. Following a transparent undertaking in governmental business, the financiers, donors and investors may actively contribute to poverty alleviation by creating job opportunities. The government is consequently held responsible to take poverty alleviating measures on a war footing by making the use of all possible steps.