KABUL pilgrims have deposited more than $60million to the State Bank in advance this year, hoping to get a chance to visit Saudi Arabia in next four years. The bank has promised not to use the money.
Hajj and Religious Affairs Minister Faiz Mohammad Mukhtar told Pajhwok Afghan News about 125,000 pilgrims had been registered for the holy journey, showing a considerable increase in their number compared to previous years due to the decreased prepaid money.
Mukhtar said the prepaid money of each pilgrim had . . .
