The Ministry of Hajj and Islamic Affairs (MoHIA)of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has announced that the government will return the remaining cash to the Afghan pilgrims.
Briefing to reporters and pilgrims in a session held early this week, acting minister of hajj and Islamic affairs Shaikh Noor Mohammad Saqib said that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan had collected $4130 from every Afghan pilgrim during the hajj season. However, the cost of hajj was lower than the fees collected from pilgrims.
“The ministry of hajj and Islamic affairs had collected $4,130 from each pilgrim during the hajj season. From the respected amount, $3,614.63 had been spent; therefore, the remaining amount will be returned to the pilgrims,” Shaikh Saqib said.
He said that the ministry would return $515 to every pilgrim in Kabul and provinces, adding that the hajj operation was completed properly.
It is worth mentioning that the country’s ministry of hajj and Islamic affairs had collected a total of $53 million from over 13,000 pilgrims this year, but only $46 million was spent. It’s the first time that the government has returned the remaining cash not spent in the hajj season.
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