As the three-day Eid al-Adha holiday came to an end, many residents in the remote western province of Badghis said they had little to celebrate — no food, no gifts, and no joy.
For families like that of Saera, a mother of nine, Eid this year passed in hunger and quiet despair. Instead of preparing festive meals, she spent her morning scavenging for scraps of plastic, dried twigs, and half-burnt garbage — anything she could find to substitute for cooking fuel.
