KABUL (Pajhwok): As many as 140 couples from deserving and poor families tied the knot at a mass marriage ceremony held under the aegis of a local charity foundation in central capital Kabul on Friday.
Organized by Hazrat Abul Fazl Abbas Charity Foundation, the mass-wedding ceremony kicked off at 5am Friday morning and would continue until late night, said Salam Khadimi, one of the organizers.
He said about eight thousands people were attending the ceremony that featured Islamic speeches, recitation of verses from the
