Afghanistan has been cited as the worst country of which to be a citizen in 2001.
Predictions are that the situation can only worsen during year.
I think we still underestimate the real drama that is unfolding in Afghanistan. There are a number of reasons as to why the situation is so bad. First, there is an accumulated deficit that has resulted partly from the lack of response to donor appeals. Every year we present donors with the needs of the population and repeatedly the response covers only about 30-50 percent of the total. Over a number of years this accumulates and one of the results is that the coping mechanisms of Afghans has been eroded away over the last five to seven years.