Mohammad Sadiq, a 56-year-old man from Uruzgan province with 52 children, has expressed his frustration to TOLOnews about his inability to provide proper education and upbringing for his children due to severe economic challenges.

Living in a small rented house with his four wives, Mohammad Sadiq and his family of 57 members reside in the Kareez Kheiro area of Tarinkot, the capital of Uruzgan. 

He lamented that the dire economic conditions prevent him from providing even a complete meal for his children.

Of Mohammad Sadiq's 52 children, 28 are sons and 24 are daughters, with only four of his daughters married.

"I had my first marriage during the Mujahideen era, two marriages during the previous Taliban regime, and my fourth marriage during the Republic," he added.

Regarding his living conditions, he said: "Our living situation is very bad. They eat half a piece of bread at lunch and half a piece of bread at night, with nothing for breakfast."

Waresa, Mohammad Sadiq's daughter, described their living conditions: "We have nothing, we only eat dry bread. We even eat dry, stale bread from the previous night."

Hafizullah, Mohammad Sadiq's 19-year-old son, works at a bakery in Tarinkot for a salary of 6,000 Afghanis. Attending school is Hafizullah's greatest wish.

Hafizullah told TOLOnews: "Those who went to school and got an education, if they show us the way to education and teach us, we would be happy."

However, local Uruzgan officials pledged that they will provide food assistance and facilitate education for this man's children.

Mawladad Hassan, head of the Uruzgan economy, told TOLOnews: "We are trying to help them as much as possible, and in addition, we have talked to UNICEF and are following up to create a class for them."

Mohammad Sadiq hopes that with an improvement in his economic situation, the number of his children will exceed one hundred.