The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in Afghanistan

The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in Afghanistan

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Reduction of child mortality while coverage of family planning services remains low may render Afghanistan a testing ground for the theory of demographic transition. Meanwhile there is a vicious circle: young men lacking employment join the Taliban and so increase national insecurity, discouraging...

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Main Authors: Stewart Britten, Wahida Paikan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The White Horse Press 2019-06-01
Series:The Journal of Population and Sustainability
Subjects:
armed conflict
family planning
demographic transition
Afghanistan
Online Access:https://whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/636
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spelling doaj-c2ff59cf28a24ec3949114efc9e058bf2021-09-03T08:51:45ZengThe White Horse PressThe Journal of Population and Sustainability2398-54882398-54962019-06-0132The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in AfghanistanStewart BrittenWahida Paikan0University of Westminster Reduction of child mortality while coverage of family planning services remains low may render Afghanistan a testing ground for the theory of demographic transition. Meanwhile there is a vicious circle: young men lacking employment join the Taliban and so increase national insecurity, discouraging industry and reducing employment opportunities. For progress towards peace to be made and sustained, family planning, education and employment need to be major parts of the peace effort, and UN reports need to emphasise more which way the scales tip. https://whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/636armed conflictfamily planningdemographic transitionAfghanistan
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The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in Afghanistan
The Journal of Population and Sustainability
armed conflict
family planning
demographic transition
Afghanistan
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Wahida Paikan
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title The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in Afghanistan
title_short The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in Afghanistan
title_full The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in Afghanistan
title_fullStr The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in Afghanistan
title_full_unstemmed The impact of reproductive health services on armed conflict in Afghanistan
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series The Journal of Population and Sustainability
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2398-5496
publishDate 2019-06-01
description Reduction of child mortality while coverage of family planning services remains low may render Afghanistan a testing ground for the theory of demographic transition. Meanwhile there is a vicious circle: young men lacking employment join the Taliban and so increase national insecurity, discouraging industry and reducing employment opportunities. For progress towards peace to be made and sustained, family planning, education and employment need to be major parts of the peace effort, and UN reports need to emphasise more which way the scales tip.
topic armed conflict
family planning
demographic transition
Afghanistan
url https://whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/636
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