ZARANJ (Pajhwok): Local officials in southwestern Nimroz province have said nearly 200 beggars have been rounded up in Zaranj, the provincial capital.
The alm-seekers were picked up over the past two months, officials said. Residents, however, are still concerned at the growing number of beggars in the city.
Afghanistan plunged into a serious economic crisis after the regime change last year and the seizure of the central bank’s foreign assets worth over $9 billion by the US and its allies.
In addition, as the country’s banking system teetered on the brink of collapse, unemployment rose and prices . . .
