Executive Summary

majority of respondents (56%) say they have some level of sympathy with the motivations of armed opposition groups. Support for con- sultation with religious leaders in government decision-making and to resolve local problems continues to rise, with the highest levels of support in the East (82%), and South West (72%) of the country. There is little variation between ethnic groups, but there are signifi- cant regional differences. Around two-thirds of respondents have some level of sympathy with such groups in the South East and East, but this is true for less than half of respon- dents in the Central/Kabul and Central/ Hazarajat regions. 2