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Drought threatens half of Bamyan’s Saighan population

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BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Hundreds of families have probably fled homes in Saighan district of central Bamyan province after water scarcity decimated their livelihoods, an official said Sunday, seeking the United Nations’ intervention.

Abdul Jalil Saighani, district villages’ affairs director, told Pajhwok Afghan News that some 6,000 families lived in the district and 3,830 of them were in difficulty facing an acute shortage of water.

He said hundreds of families had likely migrated to other places after bearing the effects of water shortages in their areas.

Saighani cited a National Disaster Management . . .

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