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Water Scarcity: A Growing Concern

Water Scarcity: A Growing Concern

Water scarcity is one of the main issues villagers face in Kalar, a village in Andkhoy district of Afghanistan’s western Herat province. The village is home to 150 families with access to one well and a small stream for drinking water.

Teacher, At All Costs

Teacher, At All Costs

Teacher Daniel Ndihokubwayo walks 2.5 hours to and from ECOFO Banda Primary School located in the western province of Bubanza in Burundi because of his passion for teaching.

Between Life and Death in Winter's Cold

Between Life and Death in Winter's Cold

Afghans across the country endured an unprecedented cold snap in January that left dozens of people and thousands of livestock dead.

Grapes Feed Families

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Grapes Feed Families

Basir Ahmad Darwishi has worked as a raisin processor in western Afghanistan’s Herat province for the past 20 years. His business employs over a dozen locals annually, a vital resource considering the country’s economic situation.

The Lifeline of Families Carried by Children

The Lifeline of Families Carried by Children

Water scarcity has been a problem for many years across Afghanistan. In Kandahar children as young as four carry water delivered by tankers to their households on a daily basis.

Tea in Twenty, Sunshine Not Included

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Tea in Twenty, Sunshine Not Included

The absence of a reliable power grid has made many Afghans, including ironsmith Najibullah Nazari improvise. Mr. Nazari makes solar cookers that can boil 2 liters of water in less than 20 minutes.

Afghan Shepherd Faces Economic Collapse & Drought

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Afghan Shepherd Faces Economic Collapse & Drought

For this episode of One Day in Afghanistan, we have gone to the far reaches of western Afghanistan to bring you a short story about a shepherd’s life in the #Afghan countryside.

Beautiful Woodworking, with Basic Tools

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Beautiful Woodworking, with Basic Tools

Afghan carpenter in the eastern Kunar province makes beautiful wooden products he sells on the side of the Kabul-Jalalabad highway.

Half of Afghanistan, Snowbound for Winter

Half of Afghanistan, Snowbound for Winter

Each year the winter brings heavy rain and snow, cutting off travel between many of Afghanistan's provinces and districts. During the winter, more than half of Afghanistan's provinces are blanketed in snow for weeks at a time.

114 Families Receive Sustainable Electricity for 18,000 Dollars

114 Families Receive Sustainable Electricity for 18,000 Dollars

Resident of a village in Afghanistan's southeastern Ghazni province built 4 dams 16 years ago to power their village as hopes for government provided electricity in the far reaching regions dwindled.

Eshtarlay, One of Afghanistan's Many Remote, Snowy Districts

Eshtarlay, One of Afghanistan's Many Remote, Snowy Districts

Eshtarlay, a district in Afghanistan’s central Daikundi province, is predominantly populated by Hazaras, one of the main ethnic groups in Afghanistan.

A City Without a Plan, the Hurdles of a Snowy Kabul Winter

A City Without a Plan, the Hurdles of a Snowy Kabul Winter

Written by Mirzahussain Sadid, edited by Mohammad J. Alizada and Brian J. Conley “Kabul bay zar basha, bay barf nay.” May Kabul be without jewels but not without snow is a phrase as old as the city’s history. But snow is not always a welcome sight in the tightly-packed

Heavy Rainfall in Kandahar Brings Hope to Farmers and Nuisance to City Residents

Heavy Rainfall in Kandahar Brings Hope to Farmers and Nuisance to City Residents

Written by Nazar Mohammad Razmal Zaman, edited by Mohammad J. Alizada and Brian J. Conley KANDAHAR — Recent rainfall in Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar province hit by persistent drought over the past several years have somewhat removed fears of continuous drought in the province. But the province is far from eradicating

Hospitality for Travelers, an Afghan Tradition

Hospitality for Travelers, an Afghan Tradition

Reporting by Mirzahussain Sadid, Abdul Ahad Poya, Abdul Karim Azim, written by Mohammad J. Alizada and edited by Brian J. Conley Afghanistan is a mountainous country in the heart of Asia, filled with breathtaking natural beauty and historical sites dating back thousands of years over which multiple civilizations left their