What are the dos and don'ts of finding a job in Afghanistan?

Fozil Sohibov wrote:

Hello
You can apply for job only with International Organisations; such as UN, USAID, World Bank and many other International NGOs. There is no job in a local market. Most of people in Afghanistan jobless. You should just have English to work with International Organisations in Afghanistan. Knowing local languages are good but not necessary for work in International Organisations. You can apply for jobs by sending your CV. There are several job sites; shaman's dream, www.unjobs.org, www.devex.com, www.acbar.org, www.jobs.af. The last two websites publish job announcements only for afghan nationals. Very rare you can see jobs for foreigners in these websites.

Best regards,
Fozil

Afghanistan is a poor country. Its per capita GDP is only $572. Poverty here is related to geographical and, of course, political conditions. Most of Afghanistan's territory is occupied by highlands, characterised by infertile soil and a sharply continental climate. The areas suitable for agriculture are unevenly spaced, and suffer from severe water shortages. In the mountainous regions of Afghanistan there is more precipitation, but there effective farming is hindered by cold weather. In Afghanistan's Badakhshan they last up to 9 months a year; in the eastern and southern mountains they last up to 10 months.

The natural conditions create an acute shortage of land and extreme poverty. Under such conditions it is very difficult to carry out public construction.

The lack of infrastructure (highways, railways, water and energy supply) as well as the difficult terrain pose a serious challenge to investors. Historically, the Silk Road ran through Afghanistan, connecting ancient markets of the East and the West. The formation of transport corridors and the prospects for the New Silk Road is one of the cornerstones of politics in the Middle East and South Asia. Foreign countries have embarked on a number of major projects here.

I am referring primarily to the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, which should create a strategically important alternative route for Turkmen gas. The pipeline will take seven years to build. Turkmenistan has agreed with the Islamic Development Bank and Saudi funds to participate in financing the pipeline. With the development of gas fields in Afghanistan, it is possible to sell Afghan gas to southern Asia.

In addition, the CASA-1000 power line is planned to be built through Afghanistan to export electricity from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan. There is enough surplus electricity in the Central Asian countries to keep the high voltage transmission lines busy without introducing new generation capacity. Afghanistan will not achieve energy self-sufficiency, even with the commissioning of the third turbine of the Kajaki hydropower plant.

A broader political and economic approach lies in the creation of entire infrastructure complexes, allowing for the interconnection of pipeline routes with road and rail transport.