Confronting a catastrophic water crisis as millions forced to return to Afghanistan - IN FOCUS: With the return of millions of Afghans to their homeland as they are forced from neighbouring nations, ...

Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations. But as Taliban authorities swept to power ...

Mohammad Faisal NAWEED/AFP/AFP In a remote Afghan village, women strap yellow plastic jerry cans to donkeys and travel every day down a dusty canyon to collect as much water as they can. The ...

Atif Aryan/AFP/AFP Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing ...

In recent weeks, gold prices have reached record highs and sent markets rallying. However, in a remote corner of Afghanistan, unregulated artisanal gold mining (ASGM) threatens a key resource ...

Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband's meagre daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply residents of Afghanistan's increasingly parched capital.

Women and children are most at risk, given increased exposure to disease and danger of violence or exploitation while sourcing water. 60% of households in Kandahar say the cost to purchase bottled or ...

Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders in all directions into downstream neighbouring ...

Women and girls traditionally make the long trips to collect water, made more difficult since the Taliban government came to power - Copyright AFP Mohammad Faisal ...