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Afghanistan’s Employment Crisis Under Taliban Rule

  • Post Author By Sediqa Zaki
  • Post Date November 4, 2024

Background Unemployment remains a pressing issue in Afghanistan, with 500,000 jobs lost in the first six months following the Taliban’s takeover. The exclusion of women from the workforce, driven by the Taliban’s restrictive […]

Tagged economic crisis, job market, unemployment
Laborers wait in the street to be hired, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Estimated read time 8 min read

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