At the Feast of the Sacrifice PRT supported fifteen Afghan families. They donated each family a lamb to be able to meet the requirements of their religion.

Eid-Qurban, the Feast of the Sacrifice has come to an end. Since Pilgrimage has a central role in Muslim religion every faithful Muslim is supposed to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca once in a lifetime. A sacrificial lamb is a metaphorical reference to a person or animal sacrificed for the common good. The term is derived from the traditions of Abrahamic religion where a lamb is a highly valued possession, but is offered to God as a sacrifice for the forgiveness of Sin.Id al-Adha, also known as Eid-Qurban the Feast of the Sacrifice, falls on November 16 this year. In Muslim religion it is the culmination of the pilgrimage, the day the pilgrims sacrifice a lamb to commemorate Abraham's willingness to offer up his son on God's command and God's acceptance of a ram in his stead. On that day, Muslims around the world are also expected to sacrifice an animal. So are the Afghans, therefore the ninth rotation of PRT supported families in need in Afghanistan. Fifteen families have been donated a lamb each to comply with the requirements of their religion. The Hungarian troops were represented by Lieutenant Colonel Ferenc Huszár, Deputy Commander of PRT and Major Péter Csomor, and the Chief of the CIMIC division. Since religion has a key role in Afghanistan, the families were grateful to get a sacrificial lamb.
In order to gain the Afghan population’s cooperation and trust you must respect their faith. The Hungarian soldiers have always been popular with the Afghans. Donating sacrificial lambs the troops of the ninth rotation of PRT have clearly demonstrated their respect towards Afghan people.

Translated and edited by Dóra Darnyik