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Many Afghans Lack Access To Clean Water

September 23, 2014 By Humayoon Babur 2 Comments

Mazar-e-Sharif, BALKH — Most Afghans still do not have access to clean drinking water despite billions of dollars invested by the international community to supply the nation with a steady supply. Today in Afghanistan, waterborne diseases are common. The levels of diarrhea and dysentery, especially among small children, are at epidemic proportions. As well, a […]

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs Tagged With: Abdul Malik Taimori, Abdul Wali Muddaqeq, Afghanistan, Alburz, Ali Jan, Balkh, cholera, Climate change, Daad Mohammad Baheer, diarrhea, Dr. Wali Mohammad, drinking water, drought, dysentery, health, Indira Gandhi Children’s Hospital, Kunduz, Mazar-e-Sharif, Najibullah Najib, Nimruz, Qala-e-Fatha, Sardar Wali Malakzai, Sher Bano, UN Habitat, United Nations Children’s Fund, water, Zarang

Civilians Displaced By Military Operation In Northeastern Afghanistan

September 12, 2014 By Humayoon Babur Leave a Comment

Recently hundreds of Afghan families were displaced from rural areas. Inside one province, they left their houses and moved to the crowded city of Kunduz in Northeastern Afghanistan. Due to military clean-up operations on insecure parts of Kunduz province by local Afghan security forces and rare supporting international air forces, many families are severely displaced. […]

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