New dams being built in southern Afghanistan to ease water shortage

STORY: New dams being built in southern Afghanistan to ease water shortage DATELINE: July 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the construction site of new dams in Kandahar Province 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Pashto): MULLAH ABDUL KHALEQ, Religious leader in Kandahar Province 3. various of the construction site of new dams 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Pashto): MOHAMMAD SHARIF, Farmer 5. various of the construction site of new dams STORYLINE: Three new dams are being built in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar in an effort to ease an acute water shortage as a result of years of drought, which has affected the local agricultural production. The new dams are located in the province's Shah Walikot and Spin Boldak districts, said Mullah Abdul Khaleq, a religious leader in the province. According to the leader, the dam in Spin Boldak district is designed to store up to 2.3 million cubic meters of water and can be constructed at a cost of 35 million afghanis (about 400,000 U.S. doll