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Over 24,000 beggars rounded up in Kabul so far

As many as 24,276 beggars have been rounded up in capital Kabul since August last year, the office of Deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs said. The beggars’ collection process began on 13th of August, 2022. The office…

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Over 22,000 beggars rounded up in Kabul so far

The Beggars Collection Committee says about 22,125 beggars –1,646 of them professional panhandlers – have been rounded up in Kabul so far. The beggar collection process that began on August 13 is still ongoing in Kabul. Able-bodied male…

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More than 17,000 beggars collected in Kabul so far

More than 17000 beggars have so far been collected from various areas of Kabul city, the government said on Saturday. In a press release, the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs office said the beggars collection committee had…

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Nearly 14,400 beggars rounded up in Kabul

The beggars collection committee on Sunday announced collecting 14,393 beggars in the past three months in Kabul. Of the total14,393 beggars, 56 are children with no guardians, 5,618 poor people and 8,719 are professional beggars. The beggars’ collection…

Women make most of the rounded up beggars

Sixty-seven percent of the total rounded up beggars was professional beggars, 33 pc were deserving less fortunate persons while 75 percent of them were women, Pajhwok Afghan News learned on Thursday. The process of rounding up beggars from…

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Nearly 4,000 beggars rounded up in Kabul City

Nearly 4000 beggars including women and children have been collected from different areas of central capital Kabul so far by the committee concerned. A total of 3,953 beggars were rounded up including 31 children with no guardians, 1,233…

Earnings of beggars down by 55pc in Kabul

Pajhwok Afghan News findings show that daily income of beggars in Kabul has dropped by 55 percent, while experts say the government and wealthy people should assist those in need. Experts say that in addition to wealthy people,…

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Insecurity behind increasing poverty, beggars in Herat

Poverty has increased and so the number of beggars due to growing insecurity across the country, residents of western Herat province say. They say intensified fights in many parts of the country had affected people’s economic situation,…

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In capital of Parwan, population of beggars grows

The numbers of beggars has increased by nearly 46 percent in Charikar, the capital of central Parwan province, compared to last year, officials said. Director of Martyrs, Disabled, Labour and Social AffairsQudratulalh Riyazat told Pajhwok Afghan News a…