HERAT, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Around 240 grooms and brides were married at a mass wedding ceremony in western Afghanistan's Herat province.

The event was organized by a charity organization, and each newlywed couple received household appliances, including carpet, blanket, and kitchen tools valued at 100,000 afghani (about 1,460 U.S. dollars), said Mawlawi Abdul Haq Sadiqi, head of the organization.

Young people may have to wait for years to have their wedding ceremonies due to unemployment, the economic crisis, the high cost of lavish dowries and expensive gifts in the poverty-stricken country.

Earlier, a mass wedding event was held in northern Sari Pul province, where 100 couples got married.

The Afghan caretaker government has repeatedly called on people to prevent irrational marriage customs and avoid wasting money on wedding ceremonies. Enditem

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