- Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world
- The Taliban is furious after seeing the 2022 list
- 58 percent reduction in deaths due to terrorism
Afghanistan has become the least peaceful country in the world for the fifth year in a row. The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has released the ‘Global Peace Index 2022’ list. In which Afghanistan is also on the first place in the list of the most turbulent countries in the world. After Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Russia and South Sudan are considered the most troubled countries.
The Taliban is furious after seeing the 2022 list
Seeing the list of Global Peace Index 2022, Taliban has expressed displeasure about this. He also said that injustice has been done to Afghanistan in this matter. Tolo News based in Afghanistan has given information about this. In the Global Peace Index 2022, Afghanistan, Yemen, Syria, Russia and South Sudan have been on the list of least peaceful countries for the past three years.
Violence has decreased
Quoting the IEP report, Tolo News said that the number of deaths due to armed conflict in Afghanistan has decreased in 2022, but still the situation has not changed much. Notably, since the withdrawal of American troops in August last year, the level of conflict in Afghanistan has come down a lot.
According to the IEP report, civilians in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan now feel safer than ever. There has been some improvement in terms of crime among Afghan citizens. According to the report, the number of people who feel unsafe walking alone here has decreased from 84 percent to 77 percent. Along with this, the report has said that in 2022, there has been a 75 percent reduction in terrorist incidents in Afghanistan. Not only this, deaths due to terrorism have reduced by 58 percent. Despite all this, Afghanistan remains the most troubled country in the world.
Iceland number one
At the same time, since 2008, Iceland has been number one in the World Peace Index. That means Iceland was the most peaceful country in the world even last year. New Zealand was second in this list. While Ireland is at number three and Denmark at number four.
