Kabul, May 14, 2026 (AFP) - Afghanistan's water crisis worsened last year: UN report

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2026-05-14

Afghanistan's water crisis worsened in 2025, the United Nations said in a report, with drought nearly doubling compared to the year before. Most of Afghanistan's 48.6 million people depend on agriculture, and water scarcity can have devastating consequences in a country already experiencing widespread poverty, food insecurity and conflict. "Water access deteriorated sharply," the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said in the report rele......

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