Mass wedding ceremony held in Afghanistan's Helmand

STORY: Mass wedding ceremony held in Afghanistan's Helmand DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:23 LOCATION: LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mass wedding ceremony in Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province 2. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): SAYYED AHMAD SELAAB, Organizer of mass wedding and president of Selaab Charity Foundation 3. various of the mass wedding ceremony STORYLINE: A mass wedding ceremony was held in Lashkar Gah, capital of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province, with the participation of 110 couples on Thursday, a local source said. The event was funded by local charities. SOUNDBITE (Pashto): SAYYED AHMAD SELAAB, Organizer of mass wedding and president of Selaab Charity Foundation "Afghanistan has been grappling with economic woes. Families are suffering from unemployment. Couples have found it financially difficult to hold their wedding ceremony. The mass wedding funded by local charities is a good way to help couples to get married."

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

(220310) -- LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN), March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Vehicles decorated with flowers are seen during a mass wedding ceremony in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 10, 2022. The mass wedding ceremony was held here on Thursday, a local source said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

(220310) -- LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN), March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend a mass wedding ceremony in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 10, 2022. The mass wedding ceremony was held here on Thursday, a local source said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-LASHKAR GAH-MASS WEDDING

(220310) -- LASHKAR GAH (AFGHANISTAN), March 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Grooms attend a mass wedding ceremony in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on March 10, 2022. The mass wedding ceremony was held here on Thursday, a local source said. (Photo by Arghand/Xinhua)