HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): Poverty has increased and so the number of beggars due to growing insecurity across the country, residents of western Herat province say.
They say intensified fights in many parts of the country had affected people’s economic situation, particularly of Herat residents. The bad security situation has swelled population of beggars in the province.
The Heratis say thousands of families had arrived in Herat from neighboring provinces due to clashes and many of the displaced people begged due to absence of job opportunities.
Some of the beggars who are infected . . .
