Drought

Some residents and farmers in Jaghatu district of central Maidan Wardak province say severe drought has destroyed their crops and left them struggling for water. They are urging the government to build dams to address the crisis.

Acute drought in parts of Afghanistan has psychologically impacted farmers who face serious economic hardships; with some even forced to leave their areas. They are urging the government and the international community for help.

FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Severe drought has forced many farmers in western Farah province to abandon cultivation of crops on their land and migrate to the

CHARIKAR (Pajwhok): Farmers in central Parwan say their crops’ yield has significantly decreased due to drought and scarcity of water. Mohammad Jamshid, a resident of

MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Farmers and livestock owners in northern Faryab province fear they will face many problems if not assisted by the government after drought severally

BAMYAN CITY (Pajhwok): Residents of central Bamyan province are concerned about severe drought, saying farmers have not been able to cultivate their agricultural lands and

KABUL (Pajhwok): The receding groundwater level has created a host of problems for people in the country, says the State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management

PULI KHUMRI (Pajhwok): Farmers and livestock owners in northern Baghlan province say their crops have parched due to lack of timely rains and grass in

GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Drought hits all districts of southern Ghazni province this year, but Zana Khan, about 30 kilometers from the provincial capital, is the

SAR-I-PUL (Pajhwok): Agriculture officials in northern Sar-i-Pul province say about 60 percent of rain-fed farms and 15 percent of irrigated . . .

TALOQAN (Pajhwok): Seventy percent of the rain-fed land measuring 350 hectors will not produce any yield this year in northern Takhar province due to .

NELLI (Pajhwok): Over 75 percent of agricultural crops have been affected severely by drought in the past two years in central Daikundi province, an official