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Wed 11 Nov 2009Afghans view poverty as war cause
Most Afghans see not Taliban militants but poverty, unemployment and government corruption as the main causes of war in their country, according to a report by a leading aid group released today.
The report, based on a survey of more than 700 ordinary Afghans by British charity Oxfam and several local aid groups, found that 70 per cent of people questioned viewed poverty and unemployment as the main drivers of the conflict.
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