The cabin dries to water, residents begin digging for as deep as possible

The lack of rainfall, population growth, and misappropriations have led to the drying of the water basins of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.

Among families, but businesses have also begun racing over who will dig the deepest wells in search of this precious vital source.

The water level has fallen so much that we now have to dig 100 and sometimes 120 meters, at a time when we went 30, at a maximum of 50 meters. It has become quite difficult because of the drought”, said Mohammad Amman, resident of Kabul.

This month, snow fell in the city, but it was not enough to solve the flurry of water supply; in some areas, water levels dropped by 20 meters last year.

The problem we have in Kabul is the significant growth of the capital's population, as well as the impact of climate change, which has caused the level of rainfall and snow here to be less and less”, said Sonny Campbell, Asian Bank for Development.

Only 20% of Kabul's residents are connected to the water supply system, which forces the rest to find a solution to wells that are frequently divided among some neighbors.

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