Kabul's wells run dry, driving children out of class and into water queues


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  • Monday, 29 Sep 2025

A girl carries empty barrels to fetch water, amid serious water crisis in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

KABUL (Reuters) -Eight-year-old Noorullah and his twin, Sanaullah, spend their days hauling yellow jerrycans on a wheelbarrow through Kabul's dusty alleys instead of going to school - an ordeal for one family that reflects Afghanistan's deepening water crisis.

Once supplied with water from their own well, the family of 13 has had to queue at communal taps or pool money for costly water tankers since their supply dried up four years ago.

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