Representatives of Afghanistan’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue, Prevention of Vice and Hearing Complaints resolved 42 disputes between communities and families in 11 provinces over the past three days, the ministry said.
The disputes were addressed in Kabul, Khost, Baghlan, Takhar, Faryab, Paktika, Daykundi, Kapisa, Balkh, Bamyan and Sar-e Pol provinces. The ministry representatives met with the parties alongside community elders and religious scholars.
At the meetings, officials discussed the consequences of hostility and division, urging those involved to forgive one another, reconcile and respect each other’s rights. They cited Quranic verses and prophetic hadiths, and stressed Muslim brotherhood and unity.