Medical student in Nangarhar dies due to financial problems

Kabul Times News | Report by Samiullah Jahesh

Local sources in Nangarhar province say a medical student in Jalalabad city has ended his life due to financial problems.

According to sources, Fazal Azim, a medical student, committed suicide using a gun in the Angorbagh area of ​​Jalalabad city on Sunday.

Sources close to the student’s family have cited economic pressures and livelihood problems as the main factors behind the incident. However, no further details have been released about the circumstances and possible motives for the incident.

Local Taliban officials in Nangarhar have not yet commented on the incident and how it happened.

The incident comes at a time when many Afghan families and youth have been struggling with economic problems, unemployment, and livelihood difficulties in recent years. Experts have repeatedly warned about the psychological and social consequences of economic pressures on young people.

It is worth noting that accurate statistics on suicide cases in Afghanistan are not available, but local reports indicate that economic problems and psychological pressures are important factors in the increase in such incidents.