GHAZNI (Pajhwok): A mass wedding ceremony took place in southern Ghazni province on Thursday, with 24 couples tying the knot.
Hundreds of relatives of the couples attended the mass wedding ceremony held in the afternoon in a private wedding hall in Ghazni city.
One of the organizers of the event, Maulvi Syed Ahmad told Pajhwok that religious scholars of Ghazni province organized the mass wedding ceremony in order to avoid unnecessary and excessive spending. He said today's ceremony cost 300,000 afghanis.
He said the young couples had been unable to marry due to economic problems.
He added they . . .
