Nearly 80% of Afghans do not have access to drinking water: UNDP

Kabul: Nearly 80 percent of Afghanistan’s population does not have access to potable water, according to a report by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Afghanistan. The report noted that severe drought conditions, economic instability and the devastating effects of prolonged conflict have significantly depleted Afghanistan’s water infrastructure, Xinhua news agency reported. Also Read – 2023: Double whammy for Pakistan It said the crisis disproportionately affects female-headed households, who face additional barriers to accessing public water facilities, increasing their vulnerability. . Landlocked Afghanistan is struggling with severe drought. The Afghan caretaker government is building small dams, water supply networks and water canals across the country to improve and store groundwater.