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Afghanistan Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) voiced concern over low groundwater in Afghanistan; warning the next generations will face water shortages if a solution would not be measured.
Officials in sector ministries say that Afghanistan has enough water and ground but a great management is needed.
“The groundwater is at risk and we should more use water on the floor that we would not face any water problem in the future,” Ali Ahmad Osmani, minister of energy and water said.
Afghanistan has a sizable supply of groundwater in many of the desert basins, including the Kabul Basin. Groundwater sits beneath the surface at depths ranging from about 1.5 to 68 meters. The groundwater is exploitable, even at those depths, and the Afghans have been using these resources for millennia.
Meanwhile, officials in the ministry of agriculture say that the country is facing food shortages which appropriate solutions need to be taken.
Minister of agriculture noted that the wheat harvest from 3.4 million reaches to 4.6 million tons, and the rice production from 260 thousand tons reach to 410 thousand tons, but still over 2 million and half of the Afghanistan population are facing food shortages.
In the meantime, the World Food Organization says that Afghanistan’s rural areas are facing severe food shortages.
The most severe drought in a decade is fueling a grave food crisis in Afghanistan that now threatens millions of people with food shortages and possible starvation.
a group of aid agencies have also warned that More than 2 million people are facing food shortages in northern Afghanistan after a drought and the situation could get even worse if winter snows cut off access to remote regions.
Sources close to Acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani tell Ariana News that the U.S. government has removed bounties on several Islamic Emirate officials.
According to the sources, those no longer on the list include Sirajuddin Haqqani, Abdul Aziz Haqqani, and Yahya Haqqani.
Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, and Mohammad Sadiq, Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met on Saturday to address ongoing trade and transit challenges, stressing the importance of preventing political tensions from impacting economic ties, the ministry said in a statement.
The two officials focused on finalizing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and resolving issues related to the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA), the statement read.
The meeting also discussed the upcoming visit of Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister to Afghanistan and a planned visit by an Islamic Emirate delegation to Pakistan.
The ministry hailed Sadiq’s visit to Kabul as a positive step, with Azizi emphasizing its constructive role in enhancing bilateral trade relations.
Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and Pakistan’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq met on Saturday and discussed bilateral relations, political and economic cooperation, security and transit, said Zia Ahmad Takal, head of public relations at Foreign Ministry in a statement.
In this meeting, Muttaqi emphasized that obstacles to trade and transit are not in anyone’s interest and that certain issues should not be linked together.
He added that the process of Afghan refugees returning from Pakistan should be carried out gradually and with dignity.
According to the statement, Pakistan’s special representative also acknowledged that ensuring security in Afghanistan benefits both Pakistan and the region.
He committed to introducing measures to facilitate the visa issuance process for Afghan citizens.
Mohammad Sadiq also stated that practical steps will be taken to resolve existing trade and transit challenges.
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