u/Pigeonaffect — reddlx

Is the average monthly salary in Afghanistan higher than Tajikistan and Pakistan? (Wiki data)

According to the Wikipedia page for the list of asian countries by average wage, Afghanistan has a net average monthly salary of 205 USD, compared to 169 USD in Tajikistan, and 157 USD in Pakistan.

However this does not make any sense, as both Pakistan and Tajikistan are more developed in terms of HDI and GDP per capita. Plus many Afghans move to Tajikistan and Pakistan, rather than the other way around.

Does anyone here know roughly what is the average salary in Afghanistan?

Thanks.

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u/Pigeonaffect — 5 days ago

▲ 3 r/Afghan

What happened to the land which belonged to displaced families from the Soviet Afghan war and Afghan civil war?

During the Soviet Afghan war about 5 million were externally displaced and 2 million were internally displaced. I couldn't find accurate statistics for the displaced people during the Afghan civil war in the 90s, but I assume it was a lot, espically in cities like Kabul that were shelled.

Most of these displaced people were farmers, and likely owned some land before being displaced. However, Afghanistan also (I assume), had poor record keeping and high illiteracy, which means that land ownership may not have been properly recorded, thus making it harder for people to claim their land once they had been displaced. There also could have been squatters who took their land while they have been displaced, and now claim it belongs to them.

After Afghans started returning to their homes from refugee camps or foreign countries, were there many fights/disputes over land ownership?

Did many people lose their lands to squatters?

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u/Pigeonaffect — 8 days ago

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Afghan economic boom between 2003 - 2012?

I was looking at yearly economic statistics on the economy of Afghanistan Wikipedia page, and I noticed Afghanistan seemed to have had incredibly fast economic growth between the years 2003-2012, yet I never heard much about it.

In 2003 the nominal GDP per capita of Afghanistan was $201. By 2012, nominal GDP per capita grew to $666.

GDP PPP per capita grew from 1113 to 2218.

Afghanistan experienced average real GDP growth of 9.3% which is extremely fast.

Government debt to GDP ratio also fell from 346% to 6.8%.

By most statistics, the Afghan economy did very well from 2003 to 2012.

Do Afghans consider 2003-2012 to be a good time for Afghanistan?

Did ordinary people feel this economic growth?

u/Pigeonaffect — 9 days ago

▲ 9 r/Afghan

Are Afghan Uzbeks less represented in the Afghan Diaspora or in general?

I looked up the Wikipedia page for "demographics of Afghanistan", and according to some sources, Uzbeks make up around 9% of the Afghan population, roughly similar to Hazaras.

I was a bit surprised by this, cause based on what I see on the internet, Hazaras seem to be way more represented and well known as compared to Afghan Uzbeks.

I live in Toronto, and when I see an Asian looking Afghan, I usually assume they are Hazaras. I think many assume the same as well. Perhaps some are actually Uzbeks?

Any thoughts on why maybe Afghan Uzbeks are not as well known outside of Afghanistan?

u/Pigeonaffect — 11 days ago

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Would corruption in poor countries make implementing a Land Value Tax difficult

A think a major issue for LVT in poor countries would be corruption when assessing land values of different properties.

For example, what if a property owner bribes a government official to lower the value of his land, thus needing to pay less LVT?

How could this be dealt with?

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u/Pigeonaffect — 12 days ago