First Batch of Afghan Pilgrims to Return on Wednesday

Daeulhaq Abed, deputy Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs, said that the first flight of Afghan pilgrims will return to Afghanistan on Wednesday. According to Abed, return of all pilgrims will take about a month. Prince Khalid al-Faisal, the prince of the Mecca region, announced on Sunday the success of this season’s annual Hajj pilgrimage. He addressed a press conference yesterday stated that over two million pilgrims had descended on Mecca to perform this year’s Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam.