2020 Afghanistan Flash Surveys on Perceptions of Peace, Covid-19, and the Economy: Wave 1 Findings

Instead, we carried out three waves of mobile phone surveys collecting the views of 4,303 Afghan adults from all 34 provinces over time. The Flash Survey series is designed to actively track public sentiment on a focused set of topics to support policymakers as they navigate a country in transition. Fieldwork for Wave 1 took place September 6 to October 4, 2020; second and third wave data will be available soon. A global pandemic made it impossible to conduct The Asia Foundation’s annual in-person Survey of the Afghan People in 2020. Instead, we carried out three waves of mobile phone surveys collecting the views of Afghan adults from all 34 provinces over time. Of the overall 4,238 respondents for Wave 2, 1,970 are respondents who also participated in Wave 1. An analysis of the panel respondents is also provided. The Flash Survey series is designed to actively track public sentiment on a focused set of topics to support policymakers as they navigate a country in transition. Fieldwork for Wave 2 took place November 18, 2020 to December 10, 2020; third wave data will be available soon. Wave 2 Wave 3