Both as professionals and as citizens, the events of the last year and now more have brought about many changes to our view of the world and our engagement in it. This survey was one response to those changes. Its main goal was measuring attitudes on a variety of social, economic, and political issues of the Afghan refugees that are now returning to their homeland from Pakistan. Particularly important was learning about their perceptions regarding current circumstances as well as future expectations. From a methodological perspective, trying to obtain a good sample of adult males in the refugee camps posed many challenges and most of the discussion will be focused on these challenges.
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