American Direct-Hire / Limited Appointment

U. S. federal agencies represented at Embassy Kabul fill these positions in the United States. Direct-Hire positions are full-time, career positions.  Normally, American citizen employees of these agencies fill direct-hire positions.  Limited Non-career Appointment (LNA) positions are limited in time – usually for about one year – and are a way for people with specialized skills to contribute to the effort.   

Some of the federal agencies currently represented at the Embassy Kabul are the U.S. Department of State (DOS), the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Department of Commerce (DOC), the Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Defense (DOD).  Information concerning positions with these agencies is available at:

• Overall US Government Employment  
  www.usajobs.gov - Afghanistan
• Department of State     
  http://careers.state.gov/ap-jobs/index.html
• US Agency for International Development
  http://www.usaid.gov/careers/
• Department of Commerce
  www.commerce.gov/JobsCareerOpportunities/index.htm
• Department of Justice
  http://www.usdoj.gov/06employment/06_1.html
• Department of Homeland Security
  www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/
• Department of Defense
  http://www.defense.gov/RegisteredSites/RegisteredSites.aspx?s=R#recruiting
• Foreign Agriculture Service 
  http://www.fas.usda.gov/admin/jobs/jobs.asp
• Federal Aviation Administration  
  http://www.faa.gov/jobs/
• Department of the Treasury   
  http://treasury.gov/organization/employment/

Third-Country National

Some agencies offer positions for Third-Country nationals (TCNs), who are people from countries other than the United States or Afghanistan.  These positions typically require specific technical qualifications.  Please check the links above under Direct-Hire for information on TCN opportunities.