At least 347 people have attempted suicide in nine provinces of Afghanistan within the last year, TOLOnews’ findings indicate.

At least 60 of the people who attempted suicide lost their lives.

Badakhshan is at the top of the list, with records of 251 suicide attempts.

TOLOnews reached out to a 20-year-old woman in Badakhshan who attempted suicide but survived after being taken to the hospital.

Her relatives said that she attempted suicide after struggling with poverty.

“She drank acid to commit suicide. We took her to the doctor and then took her to Faizabad. We brought here two to three times here, she has now gone through surgery and she is in good condition,” said Sakhi, her brother.

“We have registered 250 suicide attempts. Of them, 188 are female and 62 are male,” said Homyayoun Frootan, head of the provincial hospital.

After Badakhshan, TOLOnews’ findings indicate there were 14 people in Ghor province, 11 people in Khost province, seven people in Sar-e-Pul province, five people in Nangarhar province, five people in Maidan Wardak, three people in Bamiyan, two people in Urozgan and one person in Kapisa province who attempted suicide and ended their lives. 

“We registered three suicide attempts and the motive behind these suicides is said to be family violence,” said Sadidqullah Shaheen, commander of Bamiyan.

“14 suicide attempts happened. The motives behind them were economic difficulties and family violence,” said Mustafa Haqqani, the head of security department of Ghor.

The psychologists believe that many suicide attempts in Afghanistan are due to economic hardships and family violence.

“The suicide attempts happen mainly due to family violence, poverty, illiteracy, unawareness, being  homeless and jobless and also facing an uncertain future,” said Qadeer Baran, a psychologist.

According to local officials, a woman recently committed a suicide and ended her life in Faizabad, the capital of Badakhshan.

A man also in Yangi Qala district of Takhar shot himself and ended his life, the provincial officials said.

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 800,000 people attempt suicide globally every year.