CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): The numbers of beggars has increased by nearly 46 percent in Charikar, the capital of central Parwan province, compared to last year, officials said.
Director of Martyrs, Disabled, Labour and Social AffairsQudratulalh Riyazat told Pajhwok Afghan News a 2013 survey showed there were 205 beggars in Charikar, but recent statistics put the number at 300.
Joblessness was one of the main factors behind the growing population of beggars in Charikar, he said, adding the numbers shot up in winters where there were fewer . . .
