The Kabul Tribune (KT) — Fourteen water supply networks have been completed and inaugurated in Afghanistan's Parwan province at a cost of 49.4 million Afghanis, providing access to clean drinking water for more than 2,400 families, Taliban officials said.
According to the Taliban's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, the projects were implemented in the districts of Koh Safi, Ghorband, Sheikh Ali, and Jabal al-Siraj with financial support from the Aga Khan Foundation.
The ministry said the projects cost AFN 49.4 million and will provide clean drinking water to 2,434 households.
According to the ministry, 12 of the 14 water supply networks are powered by solar energy, while the remaining two draw water from natural springs.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Habib Hussain Aqil, the Aga Khan Foundation's central representative, said the organization is implementing water supply projects worth AFN 82 million in Parwan, with the newly completed networks forming part of that broader initiative.
Access to safe drinking water remains a major challenge in many rural areas of Afghanistan, where improved water infrastructure is considered essential for public health, reducing the burden of water collection, and preventing waterborne diseases.
