KABUL and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA) on Sunday said services provided to Afghan hajj pilgrims this year were unprecedented and 12 of the pilgrims died during the performance of the annual pilgrimage and four others were detained over pick-pocketing.
Acting MoHIA minister Daiul Haq Abid, explaining the hajj operations to the Meshrano Jirga’s general session, said of the 24,000 Afghan pilgrims, 6,779 had arrived so far from Saudi Arabia on 17 flights.
The remaining . . .
