Title: Afghanistan: the decimation of a people.

POPLINE Document Number: 229453

Author(s):

Sliwinski M

Source citation:

ORBIS, 1989 Winter;33(1):39-56.

Abstract:

The demographic impact of the war in Afghanistan is analyzed, using data from surveys conducted among the refugees in Pakistan in 1987. The data indicate that by the end of 1987 approximately nine percent of the population had been killed during the war, totalling between 1 and 1.5 million persons. Consideration is given to trends in mortality over time, the demographic characteristics of those killed, emigration, and geographical differences in war-related mortality. (ANNOTATION)

Keywords:

Afghanistan
War
Demographic Impact
Refugees
International Migration
Geographic Factors
Asia, Southern
Africa
Developing Countries
Political Factors
Population Dynamics
Demographic Factors
Population
Migrants
Migration