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KABUL (SW): Kamal Sadaat, Deputy Minister for Youth Affairs, has said that the government has drafted a five-year national strategic plan for youth in cooperation with other ministries and international organizations.
He added that officials have travelled to various provinces of the country to develop this national strategic plan, which is based on the regional standards.
Speaking at a press conference on finalization of the plan, he said that the plan has covered youth’s unemployment, paving the way for their higher education, health, sport and security.
According to him, once this strategic plan is implemented, nearly 1 million youth would benefit from it.
“If private sector and the United Nation continued to support and cooperate with us, the strategic plan would enormously benefit the youth in the country.”, he noted.
He further said that jobs would be created for those educated and skilled young Afghans who return to their motherland.
Dr.Bant, an official at the United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) for Afghanistan, vowed to support Deputy Minister for Youth Affairs regarding this crucial strategic plan.
She said that they were committed to support youth affairs office and other ministries regarding implementing this strategic plan.
More than 154,000 Afghan youths left the country for Europe due to unemployment in the 2015 alone.
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