Unemployment

Based on the World Bank’s data, Afghanistan ranks 21st among countries with the highest unemployment rates in 2024. Afghan citizens are calling for more job opportunities, while experts say addressing unemployment requires fundamental measures and the officials cite ongoing efforts to tackle the issue.

Some youths have termed unemployment a huge problem, blamed past governments for negligence in the area of jobs creation and asked the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA)  to prioritise employment generation.

MAZAR-I-SHARIF (Pajhwok): Residents of northern Balkh province say unemployment and rising food prices ahead of winter have annoyed people. They say despite government . .

FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): A number of residents of northeastern Badakhshan province complain about increased food and raw material prices, saying a catastrophe was imminent if prices

 KABUL Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) officials on Tuesday asked the government to come . . .

JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Poverty, unemployment and lack of public awareness are major causes of increased HIV/AIDS cases in

KABUL (Pajhwok): A number of labourers in capital Kabul complain joblessness has increased during the . . .

KABUL. Criticising government’s policies in this regard, the protestors who had gathered . . .

KABUL sector. The survey has been conducted by Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies . . .