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Gavin Blackburn

Taliban registers 1,800 unemployed Afghan refugees for jobs in Qatar, official says

The Taliban registered 1,800 unemployed Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries for the chance to work in Qatar on Wednesday, the latest round of a labour agreement with the Gulf nation, a Labor Ministry spokesperson said.

The programme is aimed at easing unemployment in Afghanistan and the Taliban has said talks are also underway to send workers to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Turkey and Russia.

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