KABUL, Afghanistan — Escalating violence and corruption have driven optimism and hope among Afghans to the lowest level in a decade, the Asia Foundation said in a survey published Tuesday. For the first time since 2006, a majority of Afghans — 57 percent — say their country is headed in the wrong direction, the survey found, while 37 percent said the country was on the right course. That’s a rapid reversal from last year’s survey, when 55 percent of Afghans were optimistic about the direction of the country. Faith in democracy has also ebbed, despite a presidential election last year that saw the first democratic change of...
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