Afghanistan Peace CampaignNasibullah, a beggar, said: “Our request of the government is to assist us and create employment opportunities; there are no jobs or businesses anymore.”
The current economic challenges in the country have forced a number of citizens to turn to begging.
Several beggars cite poverty and unemployment as the main reasons for begging and call on the Islamic Emirate government to provide job opportunities for them.
Nasibullah, a beggar, said: “Our request of the government is to assist us and create employment opportunities; there are no jobs or businesses anymore.”
Seyed Ahmad, another beggar, stated: “There is no worker in our home. My father’s eyesight is weak, and we are in a desperate situation. Out of necessity, we have resorted to doing hard labor or begging.”
Meanwhile, Abdul Haq Akhund, Deputy Assistant for Counter-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior, said that in the past six months, more than seventeen thousand beggars — including women, men, and children — have been collected from across the country.
He also assured the public of ongoing efforts to gather beggars nationwide.
Abdul Haq Akhund said: “Those who are genuinely in need have so far received cash assistance from Afghan Red Crescent Society and the leadership of the Islamic Emirate. In the past six months, we have collected around 17,566 men and women across Afghanistan.”
The Counter-Narcotics Deputy of the Ministry of Interior also announced that monitoring teams from the department are collecting between 150 to 300 beggars daily from the streets of Kabul.