Teenage Boy Ends His Life in Eastern Afghanistan as Suicide Cases Surge

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – A 15-year-old boy has died by suicide in Nangarhar province, eastern Afghanistan, amid a recent surge in suicide cases across the country.

Local sources told KabulNow that the boy, identified as Naqeebullah, ended his life by hanging himself in the Kabul Camp area of Jalalabad city, the provincial capital, on Friday night, April 25.