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Afghan youth suffer from unemployment

Fardin Waezi@UNAMA

Fardin Waezi@UNAMA Source: Fardin Waezi@UNAMA

Afghan youth say that the lack of employment forces them into drug addiction and migration. Young people make up more than 70% of the Afghan population and its reported that more than 40% of them are unemployed. This lack of employment is having mixed consequences. The more affluent, those who have been able to save some money or that have sold their properties, decide to migrate for the sake of a better future. Abdul Rauf Zazai has interviewed some unemployed youth.



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