Confronting a catastrophic water crisis as millions forced to return to Afghanistan - IN FOCUS: With the return of millions Afghans to their homeland as they are forced from neighbouring nations, the ...

The largely hidden gold rush in Badakhshan poses considerable risks to Afghans, and others living downstream in Central Asia.

Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations. But as Taliban authorities swept to power ...

Mohammad Faisal NAWEED/AFP/AFP In a remote Afghan village, women strap yellow plastic jerry cans to donkeys and travel every day down a dusty canyon to collect as much water as they can. The ...

Every week, Bibi Jan scrapes together some of her husband's meagre daily wage to buy precious water from rickshaw-drawn tankers that supply residents of Afghanistan's increasingly parched capital.

Women and children are most at risk, given increased exposure to disease and danger of violence or exploitation while sourcing water. 60% of households in Kandahar say the cost to purchase bottled or ...

Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders in all directions into downstream neighbouring ...