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The Taliban are sending Afghan workers to Qatar to ease unemployment in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN, JUL 30 – The Taliban's first formal labor export program aims to ease Afghanistan's unemployment crisis by sending 2,000 workers to Qatar amid growing economic and humanitarian challenges.
- On July 23, 2025, officials from Afghanistan’s labor department revealed plans to gradually send 2,000 Afghan workers to Qatar for formal employment opportunities.
- This plan comes in response to the repatriation of more than a million Afghans from neighboring Iran and Pakistan amid worsening economic conditions and an escalating humanitarian emergency.
- The labor initiative focuses on professionals with expertise in service industries, culinary sectors, and technical fields, aiming to reduce unemployment within the country while providing secure opportunities for overseas employment.
- The Taliban's deputy prime minister, Abdul Ghani Baradar, stated that the Qatar labor initiative is expected to reduce unemployment and stimulate the economy, while the labor ministry emphasized its commitment to safeguarding the legal rights and dignity of Afghan workers abroad.
- This program is expected to relieve local labor market pressure, increase future job opportunities abroad, and partly offset limited Afghan passport mobility amid worsening global isolation.
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Taliban are sending Afghan workers to Qatar to ease unemployment
The Taliban are exporting Afghan workers to fill jobs in the Gulf nation of Qatar to ease unemployment in Afghanistan, and say talks are underway to send labor to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Turkey, and Russia. Registration opened Tuesday for 2,000 skilled professionals in areas including hospitality, food and beverage, and engineering to go to Qatar under the new program. Applicants from all 34 Afghan provinces can submit thei…
Taliban Boosts Economy with Skilled Worker Export Initiative to Qatar
The Taliban have launched a program to send 2,000 skilled Afghan workers to Qatar, aiming to reduce unemployment in Afghanistan. Registration is open to professionals from all provinces. This initiative, including talks with other countries, seeks to prevent illegal migration and support Afghanistan's economy amid declining aid.
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The Taliban are sending Afghan workers to Qatar to ease unemployment in Afghanistan
The Taliban say a new labor export program to Qatar will ease unemployment at home. Registration opened on Tuesday for 2,000 skilled Afghan professionals in areas such as hospitality and engineering to go to Qatar.
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