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Afghanistan
Taliban Reject UN Population Estimate for Afghanistan
DID Press: Afghanistan’s National Statistics and Information Authority under the Taliban has rejected the United Nations’ estimate of the country’s population, claiming international agencies inflate the figures to attract humanitarian funding. The authority estimates Afghanistan’s population at 37.2 million, compared…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Population Reaches 37.2M, Official Estimates Show
DID Press: Afghanistan’s population is estimated to have reached 37.2 million people in 2026, according to figures released by the General State Intelligence and Analysis (GSIA). The latest estimates show that men make up 51 percent of the country’s population,…
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