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Community of Hazaras Living Among Pashtuns

A small community of Hazaras lives peacefully in Garmser, a Pashtun-dominated district of southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Residents of the village talk of the strong relationship between the two ethnic groups.

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.

Camels Leave No Time for Tea

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Camels Leave No Time for Tea

Camel herder Habibullah Baloch spends at least half a year herding the animals in the deserts of southwestern Afghanistan’s Nimroz province.

Weaving a Life From Reeds and Straw

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Weaving a Life From Reeds and Straw

Small, agricultural-based businesses are suffering the impact of Afghanistan’s economic crisis and the persistent drought devastating communities across the poverty-stricken country.

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.

No School for This District

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No School for This District

Chinarto, a district in Afghanistan’s Oruzgan province has no access to education and hasn't for the last four decades, according to its residents. Children here have grown up illiterate for generations.

Drought Hits Afghanistan’s Southwest Hard

Drought Hits Afghanistan’s Southwest Hard

Persistent drought over the past several years in Afghanistan threatens the Khash family’s way of life, who have been farmers for most of their adult lives.

Nimroz Residents Suffer From Water Shortage

Nimroz Residents Suffer From Water Shortage

Prices for potable water have increased two-fold in southwestern Nimroz, one of the driest provinces in Afghanistan.

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.

The Woman that is Worth a Thousand Men

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The Woman that is Worth a Thousand Men

Amina is a champion of a woman who hardly realizes her resilience, hardwork and self-worth. While caring for livestock on her own at home, she also bakes bread and washes her neighbors’ clothes for money, in order to take care of her family. She has done this throughout her life.

Pomegranates; a Source of Fruit and Craft

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Pomegranates; a Source of Fruit and Craft

Kawaras "baskets" are used to transport pomegranates, grapes, and other fresh fruits from Kandahar’s orchards to markets both domestic and international.

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

Afghanistan’s Red Gold; High Quality and Global Credibility

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Afghanistan’s Red Gold; High Quality and Global Credibility

— One Day in Afghanistan — Reporting by Abdul Karim Azim, written by Abdul Ahad Poya, edited by Mohammad J. Alizada and Brian J. Conley HERAT — “Saffron farming is time consuming and requires patience,” Wazir Ahmad Azizi, a saffron farmer in Afghanistan’s western Herat province tells Alive in Afghanistan. Mr. Azizi