Kabul [Afghanistan], July 25 (ANI): Afghanistan’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs has introduced the deliberate deployment of two,000 Afghan employees to Qatar, providing authorized employment alternatives amid rising unemployment and an inflow of returning refugees, Khaama Press reported.
According to an announcement issued by the Taliban-run ministry on Wednesday, July 23, and posted on its official X account, ‘Qatar has allotted an extra 1,300 job alternatives for Afghan employees,’ bringing the whole to 2,000 laborers set to be deployed within the upcoming phases.
Khaama Press reported that the initiative marks the start of a broader program aimed toward facilitating the authorized deployment of Afghan employees overseas. The ministry famous that the variety of job alternatives is anticipated to rise considerably sooner or later.
Coordination has already taken place between Kabul and Qatari officers to implement the labor deployment in levels. Khaama Press cited the ministry as saying that registration facilities and utility standards will likely be introduced quickly for Afghan residents eager about making use of.
Afghanistan is presently grappling with a deepening humanitarian disaster, together with widespread poverty, meals insecurity, and the collapse of public providers. The disaster has been compounded by the large-scale return of Afghan refugees from neighboring nations, particularly Pakistan and Iran, the place many had sought work and shelter.
With restricted employment prospects at residence, hundreds of returnees and native residents are struggling to help their households. Khaama Press highlighted that the shortage of formal work packages has left many Afghans in financial misery, exacerbating the nation’s instability.
As this system rolls out, Afghan authorities say it might ease a number of the burden on the home labor market, whereas additionally providing hope to job seekers looking for authorized and protected employment overseas, Khaama Press added.
Yet at the same time as Afghanistan appears outward for employment options, its international mobility stays severely restricted. Afghanistan’s passport has been ranked the least highly effective on the planet in 2025, providing visa-free entry to only 26 nations, reflecting the nation’s deepening international isolation, as reported by Khaama Press.
According to the Henley Passport Index for 2025, Afghanistan was ranked 106th, on the backside of the worldwide record, making it essentially the most restricted passport worldwide.
The annual index, primarily based on unique information from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), ranks passports in line with the variety of locations their holders can enter and not using a visa.
Khaama Press reported that Afghanistan’s journey freedom continues to shrink. In 2024, the nation ranked 104th.
The two-rank drop in 2025 highlights an additional erosion within the nation’s international mobility, leaving Afghan residents more and more reduce off from the remainder of the world.
Meanwhile, Singapore topped the Henley Index in 2025, with its residents having fun with visa-free entry to 195 nations. Japan adopted with entry to 193 locations.
Finland, France, Germany, Italy, South Korea, and Spain collectively secured third place, with visa-free entry to 192 nations.
By distinction, Afghan passport holders can journey and not using a visa to solely 26 nations, together with Sri Lanka, Somalia, Kenya, Cambodia, and Bangladesh, Khaama Press famous. The drastic hole underscores the restricted choices accessible to Afghan residents for worldwide motion.
Despite the Taliban’s management over the nation, Afghan passports proceed to be printed with the logo of the previous authorities, Khaama Press reported.
The report additionally highlighted how this, mixed with extreme political instability and financial collapse, has worsened migration tendencies, at the same time as buying a passport has grow to be more and more tough for peculiar residents.
Khaama Press additional said that the constant decline within the energy of Afghanistan’s passport mirrors the nation’s worsening diplomatic and financial standing.
The restricted international entry not solely restricts particular person motion but additionally displays broader problems with worldwide exclusion and lack of recognition.
Experts notice that except Afghanistan addresses its core challenges, together with governance points, financial restoration, and efforts to achieve worldwide legitimacy, the passport is more likely to stay on the backside of worldwide rankings for the foreseeable future. (ANI)