KABUL (Pajhwok): Pre-hajj flight operation of transporting intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia began from Kabul last night, with 230 pilgrims onboard the first flight.
Deputy Prime Minister for Administrative Affairs Maulvi Abdul Salam Hanafi addressed the departing pilgrims and urged them to represent Afghanistan well in Saudi Arabia.
He said like previous years all affairs of the hajj process were well organized. “Dear pilgrims, you represent the people of Afghanistan in Saudi Arabia, so do it well.”
Acting Hajj and Religious Affairs Minister Noor Mohammad Saqib said buildings for Afghan pilgrims had been booked in Makkah between the Haram . . .
