The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs has announced the first group of 346 pilgrims returned to Kabul from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after performing the Hajj rituals.
This year, around 30,000 Afghan pilgrims traveled to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
According to a statement from the ministry, these returning pilgrims are from the provinces of Kabul and Laghman.
The statement added that the process of bringing home the 30,000 Afghan pilgrims who went to Saudi Arabia for Hajj has now begun.
