Abstract
Afghanistan ranks as one of the poorest countries in the world. A grim average of 53 percent of rural population entrapped in poverty confronts even more severe deprivations. The extent and severity of poverty vary from one part of the country to the other. In general the Northwest and Central regions are poorer than the Southwest of the country. Most of the Afghan population does not have access to basic necessities of life such as food, education, health and shelter. The major objective of the study is to measure the extent and incidence of relative poverty among the farming and non-farming community by using income and expenditure approaches. The primary data based study was executed in two districts of the province, Nangarhar, Afghanistan taking two villages from each district. The selection was made on purposive grounds. Data was collected by using a pre-tested questionnaire and the data so collected was analyzed by employing Foster, Greer and Thorbeck (FGT) class of poverty measures.
