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18 August 2026

Afghanistan: Only 5% of labor market are women under Taliban

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Source reporting: Deutsche Welle English

Afghanistan: Only 5% of labor market are women under Taliban

The International Labour Organization estimates that only 5. 1% of workers in Afghanistan are women, five years after the Taliban's return to power. That's less than a third of the proportion in 2019 and 2020.

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