Afghanistan is facing a dire water crisis, with over 21 million people in urgent need of clean water and sanitation. Humanitarian organizations are sounding the alarm, urging immediate action as underground water reserves dry up and the country’s already fragile infrastructure risks collapse.
Afghanistan’s water shortage has reached alarming proportions, with millions of citizens lacking access to safe drinking water and proper sanitation. Humanitarian organizations are sounding the alarm, calling for immediate action to prevent further catastrophe.
UN-Habitat reports that approximately 21 million Afghans—over half the population—urgently require clean water, sanitation, and healthcare services. In major cities such as Kabul, Kandahar, and Herat, underground water reserves are drying up at an alarming rate, threatening long-term water security.
Stephanie Loose, a senior UN-Habitat official, warns that Afghanistan’s crumbling water infrastructure needs urgent upgrades. Without significant investment and intervention, she says, the country’s already dire humanitarian situation could spiral further out of control.
The severity of the crisis was highlighted by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on World Water Day (March 22). Their findings reveal that a shocking 80% of Afghanistan’s population, about 33 million people, now faces acute water scarcity. The repercussions are severe, worsening health risks, crippling agriculture, and destabilizing livelihoods.
Despite these alarming warnings, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy has pushed back against the ICRC’s findings.
Officials claim the government has launched several projects to combat drought, including the construction of new water dams.
Yet as conditions deteriorate, doubts remain over whether these measures will be sufficient. Aid groups urge faster, more comprehensive action, before Afghanistan’s water crisis becomes irreversible.
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