Tajikistan will employ 520 Afghan workers in various sectors of the country as part of its foreign labor recruitment program for this year.

Kabul Times News 04-13-2026

The Tajik government has set a special quota for Afghan workers. According to Tajik media reports, out of the total 520 Afghan workers, about 420 will work in Dushanbe (the capital) and the rest in other regions of the country.
It was previously announced that Tajikistan intends to recruit about 5,500 foreign workers in various sectors. The distribution of these forces is as follows:
• More than 3,200 people in Dushanbe
• About 1,200 people in the centrally administered areas
• Nearly 700 people in Sughd Province
• 310 people in Khatlan Province
• 60 people in Badakhshan Province
Although Tajikistan has not yet recognized the Taliban government, since last year and after the visit of the Balkh governor to Dushanbe, relations between the two sides have expanded, especially in the economic and security fields.