(Last Updated On: February 27, 2021)
Kandahar officials said on Saturday that the local unemployment rate is estimated to be at 80 percent due to the ongoing conflict that has raged for the past four months between the Taliban and the Afghan security forces in the province.
“Job opportunities decreased during war without any doubt. If we say that 80 percent of youths are jobless it is correct,” said Habibullah Jailani, head of Kandahar labor and social affairs department.
According to Jailani, they have been forced to appeal to international organizations for help for destitute people.
“We want to distribute humanitarian assistance to them including foodstuff… and to keep them warm,” added Jailani.
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Over 40 Afghan security force members have been killed in fighting with the Taliban over the past 24 hours, with the majority of casualties reported in volatile areas in Kunduz, Baghlan and
Nimroz Airstrike Kills 18 Civilians: Local Council Head
An airstrike in the western province of Nimroz on Saturday night left 18 people dead, all members of one family, said Baz Mohammad Nasir, head of the provincial council in the province.
The airstrike took place in Munazari village in Khashrod district, Nasir said, adding that the “Taliban were also targeted but there are no reports on their casualties yet.”
Those who have been killed include eight children, seven women and three men, the council chief said.
Relatives of the victims took the 18 bodies to the city of Zaranj, the center of the province, seeking justice from the government.
Slain Activist Freshta Kohistani Laid to Rest December 27,2020
KAPISA - Women’s rights activist Freshta Kohistani and her brother, who were killed in an attack by unknown armed men on Thursday, were laid to rest in their hometown in Kapisa province on Friday. Their relatives blamed the government for failing to prevent targeted killings that have increased in recent weeks. Kohistani’s burial saw the saddest moments when her young and only son Mustafa was seen screaming on her coffin and chanting ‘I want my mother.’ “My mother was innocent,” Kohistani’s son said. “She was serving this nation but why she was martyred?”