HERAT CETY (Pajhwok): Nearly 320 people, a majority (70 percent) of them women in western Herat province, with five persons losing their lives, officials say.
Mohammad Rafiq Sherzai, spokesman for the Herat Zonal Hospital, told Pajhwok Afghan News the incidents of suicide attempts happened in Herat City, the provincial capital, and districts.
He added of the 319 people attempting suicide five lost their lives while 24 incidents involved men. Sherzad said the attempts included hanging, drug poisoning or using alcohol.
He did not have number . . .
