ILO Provides Business Skills Training for Women Recovered from Addiction in Ghazni

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The International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced that it has provided practical business skills training to 25 women recovered from drug addiction in Ghazni province.

The initiative, according to the organisation, aims to rebuild self-confidence, promote economic empowerment, and support these women’s reintegration into society.

In a message issued on Wednesday (October 29), the ILO said that the training was not limited to business skills but also intended to help women rebuild their lives with renewed hope and purpose.

This initiative comes amid a growing drug addiction crisis among women and girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban’s return to power. Social and economic restrictions and reduced access to healthcare services are cited as key factors behind the rise in addiction.

According to figures released by the Taliban, more than one million women and children in Afghanistan are addicted to drugs. The Taliban have transferred many of these women to prisons for drug rehabilitation.