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PLoS One
December 2024
Operations Research and Financial Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States of America.
The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021 is associated with a rapid collapse of the Afghan economy. However, assessing the scale of this collapse is proving difficult as official data are scarce. To complement qualitative measures obtained through rapid surveys of the population, we employ monthly nightlights data as a proxy measure for changes in economic activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFActa Psychol (Amst)
September 2024
Department of Psychology, Allerton Building, University of Salford, M5 4WT Salford, Greater Manchester, UK. Electronic address:
The Russian invasion of Ukraine led to a major humanitarian crisis resulting in many Ukrainians seeking refugee status in European countries. Unlike the positive attitudes towards Ukrainian refugees, Afghan refugees who were also required to leave their country following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan, received a negative reaction from the same European countries. Examining similar crises, a year apart, where people fled perilous situations in their countries, reveals contrasting reactions that emphasize the need to understand factors driving diverse public attitudes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFConfl Health
April 2024
CRIMEDIM - Center for Research and Training in Disaster Medicine, Humanitarian Aid and Global Health, Università del Piemonte Orientale, via Bernardino Lanino, 1, Novara, 28100, Italy.
Background: The Taliban takeover in August 2021 ended a decades-long conflict in Afghanistan. Yet, along with improved security, there have been collateral changes, such as the exacerbation of the economic crisis and brain drain. Although these changes have altered the lives of Afghans in many ways, it is unclear whether they have affected access to care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMJ Glob Health
February 2024
Center for Health and Wellbeing, Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Introduction: Existing health system challenges in Afghanistan were amplified by the Taliban's August 2021 government takeover during which the country faced an evolving security situation, border closures, banking interruptions, donor funding disruptions and international staff evacuations. We investigated factors that influenced health sector and health service delivery following the takeover.
Methods: We purposively sampled individuals knowledgeable about Afghanistan's health sector and health professionals working in underserved areas of the country.
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