RASC News Agency: Recently, a growing number of individuals, driven to despair by extreme poverty and unemployment, have tragically taken their own lives. In the latest incident, local sources in Faryab province report that a young man has ended his life. According to sources in Faryab, a 35-year-old man named Masoom took his own life with a hunting rifle at his home in the village of Qora Qaysar on the morning of Friday, February 7. The reasons behind Masoom’s suicide remain unclear. However, a relative of the deceased shared with the media that poverty was the primary factor. “If living conditions had been better, Masoom would still be with us,” he said.
Meanwhile, sources in Helmand have reported another tragic incident: an 18-year-old youth in the Marjah district of the province also took his life. The young man, identified as Farid Ahmad, ended his life with a firearm in the Tariq Nawor area of Marjah on February 7. The precise motive behind Farid’s suicide is still unknown. This marks the third suicide in Helmand within the past 48 hours. Relatives of Farid explained that he had been struggling with unemployment for an extended period. One source indicated that after the Taliban took control, Farid became unemployed, and the situation had become unbearable. On the previous day, an elderly man in the Nawzad district of Helmand committed suicide by ingesting opium, and just one day before that, a 19-year-old man in the same district hanged himself.
Many local residents suggest that poverty and unemployment are driving young people to consider suicide as a last resort. One relative of Farid directly appealed to the Taliban, saying, “Give us jobs, and we won’t commit suicide.” The widespread poverty and unemployment, which the people blame on the Taliban, have already claimed numerous lives. Mental health issues, limited access to medical care, the psychological toll of poverty and joblessness, and the pervasive hopelessness regarding the future are all contributing factors leading to these deaths.
