A young butcher holding a sheep waits for customers at a market ahead of Aidil Adha in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 4, 2025. - Xinhua
KABUL: As Muslims around the world prepare to celebrate Aidil Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, millions in Afghanistan are grappling with deepening poverty, hunger and economic despair.
Najibullah, a 45-year-old Kabul resident, travelled from northern Kabul to a livestock market in the southern part of the city in hopes of purchasing a sheep for the traditional Aidil Adha sacrifice.
