KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug 17 (NNN-AGENCIES) – As many as 140 couples got married, at a mass wedding in the Afghan capital, Kabul, a local TV channel reported today.
The large ceremony took place on Friday, in western Kabul, where 140 young couples tied the knot.
The ceremony was sponsored by the Hazrat-e-Abul Fazl organisation, a local charity group.
The aim of the event was said to cut back on lavish expenses of wedding parties, as young generation in the war-affected nation are suffering grave poverty.
“I am so glad for this great wedding ceremony, I ask all citizens to prevent lavish expenses,” Ismail Khaliqi, a groom at the wedding, was quoted as saying.
Najiba, a bride who joined the ceremony was also joyful for the mass wedding.
“My wedding was more glorious compared to others. We did a great job. We must be a good example to the others,” she said.
Families taking part in the event also welcomed holding such weddings and called on wealthy people, to financially support poor families to get married.
Highly lavish wedding parties have become very common in Afghanistan, among the poverty-stricken people that can cost thousands of U.S. dollars, making youth to wait for years to find and pay for their marriage.– NNN-AGENCIES
