JOBS is the need of the hour in Afghanistan

It is great to hear this from the US special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, saying "Give jobs to rural young men, which will take them away from the Taliban" in an interview. Click here for original article.

This is what we have been saying for the last two years through our JobsForAfghans efforts and more firmly in our latest visit to Kabul where we were able to meet with key people and garner support for such employment generating activities, especially for fighting age men.

It is also interesting to notice that "according to an ABC News poll taken earlier this year, Afghans are twice as pessimistic about the future of their country as they were in 2004," which again points to failed promises and unsuccessful attempts at steering the country towards real improvement and reconstruction by the international community. Let's hope that change is on the way!