GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Information and culture officials say 45 percent of engaged couples in southeastern Paktia province could not marry due to high dowry costs while 20 percent others remain single their lifetime for the same reason.
Mohammad Shafa Mushfiq, director of Paktia information and culture department, told Pajhwok Afghan News that social problems could further increase in the province if the government did not intervene in determining the dowry cost.
“Many youth are deprived of marriage for life due to high dowry costs; about 45 percent of Paktia youths cannot get married on time while . . .
