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Millions Unemployed in Iraq as Private Sector Remains in “Critical Condition”
DID Press: Iraq is facing a growing unemployment crisis, driven by the entry of hundreds of thousands of young people into the labor market each year and the government’s limited capacity to absorb new workers. At the same time, structural…
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Afghanistan
81 Afghan Traders Return, Invest $68 Million and Create 4,600 Jobs
DID Press: The Taliban government says 81 Afghan traders and industrialists have returned to Afghanistan over the past two years, investing a combined $68 million and creating more than 4,600 direct jobs. Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesperson for the Taliban government,…
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Afghanistan
$30 Million Pharmaceutical Plant Opens in Afghanistan’s Herat Province
DID Press: A pharmaceutical manufacturing company, Deem Pharma, has opened in Herat province with a total investment of $30 million, in a ceremony attended by the Taliban’s acting public health minister. Mawlawi Noor Jalal Jalali, the Taliban’s public health minister,…
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Afghanistan
Sweden Funds Expanded Support Services for Afghan Returnees
DID Press: International Organization for Migration has announced that Sweden’s Ministry of Justice has provided new funding to support returning migrants and vulnerable communities in Afghanistan. IOM said the funding will be used to strengthen sustainable reintegration, create job opportunities,…
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Afghanistan
Returnees Struggling in Bamiyan: New Homes but Lack of Basic Services
DID Press: Despite receiving new shelters in Bamyan province, returning refugees are still suffering from lack of basic services and limited access to water, schools, and jobs. Nematullah, sitting in a simple home beneath the snow-covered hills of Bamyan, expressed…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Launches New Program to Send Legal Workers to Qatar
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Caretaker Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has opened registration for a new phase of legal labor deployment to Qatar, offering 1,800 jobs across 23 specialized and semi-specialized professions. The ministry said the opportunities align with the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce Pledges to Create 550,000 Jobs
DIDPress: Nuruddin Azizi, the Taliban’s acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, announced the ministry’s commitment to creating 550,000 job opportunities in Afghanistan. The statement came after a meeting with Mawlawi Mohammad Zahid Ahmadzai, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.…
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