US Edition30,000 Afghan Pilgrims to Perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia This Year
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The Frontier Post
Pajhwok Afghan News30,000 Afghans to perform Hajj as pilgrimage costs reduced
KABUL (Pajhwok): The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) announced on Saturday that 30,000 Afghans will travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year, with the cost per pilgrim reduced by nearly 16,000 afghanis compared to last year. Speaking at a press conference at the Government Media and Information Centre (GMIC) in Kabul, the Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, Dr Noor Mohammad Saqib, said that Afghanistan’s Hajj quota for…
Afghanistan granted 30,000 Hajj quota for 2026
Noor Mohammad Saqib, Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, announced on Saturday that Afghanistan has secured a quota of 30,000 for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage, and that this quota has been distributed transparently and fairly among Hajj applicants across the country. Speaking at a press conference, Saqib said that the cost for each pilgrim from Afghanistan to perform next year’s Hajj has been set at 266,400 AFN, which is a reduction of 15,690 AF…
Taliban say Afghanistan allocated 30,000 haj places for coming year
Afghanistan has been allocated 30,000 places for next year’s haj pilgrimage, a Taliban official said on Saturday, as some criticised the process for distributing the quota. Noor Mohammad Saqib, the Taliban minister for haj and religious affairs, told a news conference in Kabul that the quota had been distributed “transparently and fairly” among applicants across the country. He said the cost of the pilgrimage for each applicant had been set at 2…
30,000 Afghan Pilgrims to Perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia This Year
Muslim worshippers walk around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP) According to the reports, 30,000 citizens will travel to Saudi Arabia this year for Hajj, with total costs exceeding seven billion Afghanis. The Taliban’s Ministry of Guidance, Hajj, and Religious Endowments announced that 30,000 Afghans are …
Noor Mohammad Saqib, the Taliban's minister of guidance, Hajj and endowments, said the total cost of Hajj for Afghan pilgrims this calendar year is estimated at 7 billion 818 million 307 thousand 200 afghanis. Mr. Saqib told a news conference in Kabul on Saturday that 30,000 people from Afghanistan will go to Hajj this year and the cost of each trip is 266,400 Afghanis. He added that the cost was reduced by 15,690 afghanis compared to last year.…
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