HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Nearly 600 people attempted suicide in the past six months in western Herat province, with 18 losing lives, an official said on Tuesday.
Herat Zonal Hospital spokesman Mohammad Rafiq Sherzai told Pajhwok Afghan News 80 percent of those attempting suicide were women.
He said 18 of the people, including a dozen women, ended it all. Most of them killed themselves by hanging or consuming poison or acid, the spokesman added.
“Twelve people including men and women lost their lives by hanging themselves . . .
