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Drought-stricken Kandahar residents demand dams

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KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of southern Kandahar province say the government and donor organizations should build small water reservoirs to deal with drought.

Drought gripped the entire country this year, but Kandahar was affected 70 more than other areas.

Mohibullah, a resident of the ninth police district of Kandahar City, told Pajhwok Afghan News that underground water level had lowered by 150 meters in their area, making it hard for people to find water for drinking.

He said unreliable rainfall last winter and digging deep wells by local people had caused the underground . . .

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