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Mohammad Khalid's avatar
Mohammad Khalid I Community Member

Request to Add Afghanistan as a Supported Country on Upwork

Dear Upwork Team,

 

I am writing to draw your attention to the tremendous potential of Afghan entrepreneurs and freelancers who are eager to showcase their skills on Upwork. However, due to the lack of a reliable payment solution in the past, they have been unable to fully participate in the platform.

 

With the introduction of Payoneer, Afghan individuals and business owners can now open an account and carry out borderless transactions. This development presents a significant opportunity for Upwork to tap into a new and highly motivated pool of talent.

 

Therefore, I would like to request that Upwork considers adding Afghanistan to its list of supported countries. By doing so, you would not only be empowering Afghan entrepreneurs but also expanding your own talent pool and contributing to the growth of the global freelance economy.

 

Thank you for your attention to this matter. I would be grateful if you could kindly forward my message to the appropriate officials at Upwork.

 

Best regards,

Mohammad Khalid Ibrahimi

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Valeria's avatar
Valeria K Community Member

Hi all,

 

We appreciate your interest. Currently, we can't provide service in some locations like Afghanistan due to limitations with our payment partners. If the situation changes in the future, we'll make sure to update the Community.

~ Valeria
Upwork

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Goran's avatar
Goran V Retired Team Member

Thank you for your feedback, Mohammad, I will share it with our team.

~ Goran
Upwork
Simona's avatar
Simona D Community Member

Hi, is it currently possible tp hire an Afghan talent? Was this thing solved? Afghans need jobs more than ever and I want to hire an Afghan talent this time!
Thank you!
Simona
Preston's avatar
Preston H Community Member

I'm sure Upwork will be available there someday.

But it isn't available there right now.

 

Upwork doesn't work in Afghanistan right now.

It is not on the list of available countries for which you can do a Location Search.

 

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You can, however, search for "Afghanistan" as a general search term, and find the profiles of Afghans who have escaped Afghanistan and now live elsewhere.

 

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Jamie's avatar
Jamie F Community Member

One wonders if they'll even have access to the internet for much longer.

Wishing all the best to all the innocent people out there. 

Preston's avatar
Preston H Community Member

One way to look at it:

Upwork is now available as a place to hire freelancers in:

 

Cambodia

Vietnam

Somalia

Laos

Myanmar

Sudan

Yemen

 

...and other places where once one might have thought such a thing impossible. So, yes, it is possible for things to get better in Afghanistan as well.

Sami's avatar
Sami Y Community Member

Not solved yet we cant find Afghanistan in list 

 

Valeria's avatar
Valeria K Community Member

Hi all,

 

We appreciate your interest. Currently, we can't provide service in some locations like Afghanistan due to limitations with our payment partners. If the situation changes in the future, we'll make sure to update the Community.

~ Valeria
Upwork
Naweed's avatar
Naweed Z Community Member

Hi

 

Thousands of talented Afghans are waiting for UpWork to add Afghanistan to their supported countries.

Thousands of Afghans are unemployed now and they need jobs more than ever.

 

Please add Afghanistan to UpWork supported countries.

 

We will be thankful 🙏

Mohammad's avatar
Mohammad I Community Member

please, solve this problem ASAP. we need Upwork!

 

Atiqullah's avatar
Atiqullah S Community Member

Hi All, 

Currently I am in Pakistan and originaly I am from Afghanistan.

So Can I verify my account with my Afghani Passport?

What is the Problem of Upwork? (it is the problem of Afghanistan Location of Nationality)?

 

Annie Jane's avatar
Annie Jane B Retired Team Member

Hi Atiqullah,

 

We’ve escalated your community post to a support ticket. One of our agents will be in touch with you soon to assist.


~ AJ
Upwork
Mohammad Fazil's avatar
Mohammad Fazil S Community Member

Afghans really to to work in Up work more than anyone so please find a way.

Mohammad Yasin's avatar
Mohammad Yasin A Community Member

Hi there,

 

There are thousands of potential freelancers in Afghanistan. Please consider activating Upwork in Afghanistan.

 

Regards,

Abdul Latif's avatar
Abdul Latif R Community Member

Dear members 

I am also interested up work platform from Afghanistan 

I would like to work for  afgahn or international papers work or data please add the country 

Yasir's avatar
Yasir S Community Member

Hello Sir!

My Name is Yasir Sayedy and i am an Afghan Freelancer , I am living in Afghanistan at the moment

I uploaded My passport ID and it was successfully accepted now i am stucked with the location beacause The location of My passport isn't the same as the location of My account so please add Afghanistan in this platform as soon as posible

Thanks with best Regards ❤️