AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CLIMATE CHANGE-CLEAN WATER

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-CLIMATE CHANGE-CLEAN WATER

(240209) -- KABUL, Feb. 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows a water tank in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Climate change and frequent years of drought have deprived 21 million Afghans, almost half of Afghanistan's population, of access to potable water, Deputy Head of National Environment Program Agency (NEPA) Abdul Salam Haqqani said. Afghanistan has been experiencing years of drought, which led to a recession of underground water including in the national capital Kabul, as major parts of some 6 million people of the city have been facing extreme water scarcity. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

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