Afghan authorities have inaugurated a major water supply network in south Afghanistan''s Kandahar province to address water shortages, a local official confirmed today.

Afghanistan is building a 285-kilometre waterway at an accelerated pace to irrigate its drought-ridden northern regions.

KABUL, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Afghan authorities officially inaugurated a major water supply network in south Afghanistan's Kandahar province on Thursday, a local official reported Friday.

Access to safe drinking water essential for life and health, yet it is estimated that 33 million people in Afghanistan face severe water shortage. This World Water Day, marked on 22 March, we look at ...

Iran and Afghanistan are going head to head over control of the supply of a crucial resource that’s shrinking by the day: water.. Violence along the border between the two tumultuous countries ...

However, water shortages will test the patience of Afghanistan’s neighbors. There is simply not enough water to go around, and the Taliban will use their position upriver to protect their interests.

AQCHA, Afghanistan — The morning sun was still rising over the shriveled wheat fields, and the villagers were already worrying about another day without water. Rainwater stored in the village ...

June 14, 2023: Satellite photos show that the 2022 IEA ban on poppy production reduced it by nearly 90 percent. Opium needs poppy plants as a raw material. Opium can be further refined into heroin.

2024 was a tumultuous year for Afghanistan, ... An Afghan girl warms up her hands as she is resting from carrying the water in Balucha, Afghanistan, Monday, Dec. 14, 2021.