Small businesses

A number of returnees in southern Kandahar province who have established small businesses are urging the government to support them so they can expand their operations and generate jobs for others.

A resident of central Daikundi, who has established the province’s first dairy processing factory, urges the government to support small local investments to boost production and create jobs.

The Department of Labour and Social Affairs says 240 impoverished families have been helped to set up small businesses in southeastern Paktia province.