30,000 Afghan Pilgrims to Perform Hajj in Saudi Arabia This Year

Muslim worshippers walk around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

According to the reports, 30,000 citizens will travel to Saudi Arabia this year for Hajj, with total costs exceeding seven billion Afghanis.

The Taliban’s Ministry of Guidance, Hajj, and Religious Endowments announced that 30,000 Afghans are scheduled to travel to Saudi Arabia for Hajj this year.