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Paktia residents worried after water wells run dry

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GARDEZ (Pajhwok): Water wells in various parts of southeastern Paktia province have dried up after what local residents say the underground water level lowered amid dry conditions.

The residents said the wells ran dry as a result of little raining this year. They ask the authorities concerned to take steps for resolving the water scarcity issue.

Nimatullah, a resident of Zurmat district, told Pajhwok Afghan News that he collected a reduced wheat harvest this year due to the lack of irrigation water.

He said the agriculture . . .