A Taliban commission has ordered the group’s ministry of defense to recruit unemployed Taliban members. Taliban has taken this decision during a meeting chaired by Abdul Salam Hanafi, the group’s deputy Prime Minister.
The Taliban-controlled news agency which first reported the news has not provided further details about the number of unemployed Taliban members.
Following the collapse of the previous Afghan government's army and police, the Taliban announced that the group is forming a new army of 110,000 soldiers.
The group has quickly trained its fighters to form the new army and from time to time announces the training of various units of their army.
Since taking power in August 2021, the Taliban has gradually removed employees of the previous Afghan government from government institutions and appointed their own members.
