Ariana: After decades of conflict, climate change and poor water management, Afghanistan’s capital is facing a dire water shortage. The shortage is becoming a bigger problem with every passing day, and has authorities worried. “There is concern that the city could literally dry up,” Kabul mayor Hamdullah Nomani told Reuters on Monday. Click here to
Ayaz Gul VOA News March 24, 2021 ISLAMABAD – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said Wednesday that his country is committed to give Iran its due share of water under a decades-long bilateral treaty but he stressed that Tehran will have to pay for any additional requirements. “We will honor our commitments. However, anything beyond the
By Radio Free Afghanistan February 9, 2021 KABUL – Afghanistan and India have signed an agreement to build a $236 million dam that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani says will provide residents of the capital, Kabul, with clean water. The document was signed during an online summit between Ghani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 9. India
Ariana: India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announced on Tuesday at the Geneva Conference 2020 that his country will build a new dam to provide Kabul residents with safe drinking water. Addressing delegates virtually, Jaishankar said the Shahtoot dam will help supply Kabul residents with water. Click here to read more (external link).
Future Directions: Increasingly frequent droughts are causing tension between Afghanistan and Iran over control of surface water resources. The Helmand River is a particular source of discontent between the two countries, with each claiming that the other takes more water than they have the right to under a 1973 water-sharing agreement. According to Iran, Afghanistan’s
1TV: Sardar Wali Malikzai, head of water supply department for capital zone, said that only 28 percent of Kabul residents have access to safe drinking water. He said that the level of access to drinking water in Kabul would increase by channelling water in Sayad, Panjshir and Shah Tut Dam to the city. Click here to
IRIN: Afghanistan is one of the world’s top eight countries affected by climate change-induced water shortages, says Paulos Workneh, who heads the water, sanitation and hygiene programme for UNICEF in Afghanistan. As groundwater deteriorates, city dwellers are robbed of their main source of clean water. Click here to read more (external link).
Al Jazeera: More than the two million Afghans affected as La Nina has devastating effect on the planting season. Afghans are facing water shortages due to the persistent drought that has ravaged the country this year. In many places, including the capital Kabul, local residents have to carry containers to fill at water points several
Tolo News: Former minister of water and energy Ali Ahmad Osmani on Thursday said Afghanistan faces a severe water shortage in the northern water zone and in the Harirod river water zones. Meanwhile Najib Aqa Fahim, state minister for natural disasters management has said that a lack of better water management of the country has led
1TV:For centuries, most of the water from Afghanistan’s main river basins has poured to Iran and Pakistan. Afghanistan has started building dams and this has caused concerns in the neighboring countries. “On water management, I would like to make it clear that I would give away my head but not Afghanistan water,” Ghani said at