The Ministry of Energy and Water said that in the past three years, about 400 private water purification companies have obtained operating licenses based on specific conditions of the ministry.

Matiullah Abed, spokesperson for the Ministry of Energy and Water, said: "So far, about 400 water purification factories have been granted licenses by the Ministry of Energy and Water, and they have been advised by the Ministry to operate according to these guidelines."

An official from one of the water purification companies said that in 12PD of Kabul, they have been operational for over 10 years with 15 employees.

"We transfer water for purification from Khaki Jabbar District of Kabul to the company by tankers, and for water storage, we have 6,000-liter storage tankers which are being unloaded, and we have a purification machine that purifies the water in three to four stages," said Mohammad Fahim Ata, an official of the water purification company.

At the same time, several residents of the capital complain about the poor quality of water from some purification companies.

They are demanding attention from the Islamic Emirate to this matter.

"Our request from the government is that they pay serious attention in this field; there are many companies, and it is possible that some companies may be fraudulent," said Zahedullah, a resident of Kabul.

"We live in the textiles area; some companies have good water, and some do not have good quality," said Khial Mohammad, a resident of Kabul.

Earlier, the United Nations Development Program said that 79% of the Afghan population does not have access to sufficient drinking water.