700,000 people lost their jobs since regime change in Afghanistan: UN Envoy
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Ramiz Alakbarov, the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said that Afghanistan's gross income has declined by 35 per cent, and nearly 700,000 people have lost their jobs over the past 18 months, the Khaama Press reported. Alakbarov said that 65% of the people need humanitarian aid, and millions are on the verge of catastrophic starvation in Afghanistan.