The jobless rate as a share of all aged 16-24 is 13%, a bit less scary if hardly comforting.

ECONOMIST: Unemployment

Hardly a comforting thought for Mr Karzai as he seeks to put new life into his bereaved administration.

ECONOMIST: Repairing the damage to the new government

The possibility of your abuse ending up fodder for a national media frenzy that rivals the Super Bowl would hardly seem comforting to most potential disclosers.

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