Access to clean drinking water has been provided to 250 families in Qalat, the capital of Zabul province.

The head of the Zabul River Basin Authority said that this drinking water network was built with financial assistance from a relief organization at a cost of $45,000.

Abdul Karim Zulfiqar, Head of the Zabul River Basin Authority, said: "A total of 45,000 USD has been invested in this network, built by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), to provide clean drinking water to 250 families. We are working to create a large water network in Qalat in cooperation with relief organizations to solve the drinking water problem."

Khaliq Dad, a 45-year-old resident of Qalat, used to travel a kilometer every day to get clean drinking water, but now, with the establishment of a water supply network near his home, this challenge has been resolved.

Khaliq Dad said, "Previously, I brought clean drinking water from distant areas, and no one gave me water because they did not have enough themselves. Now, I am happy that a water network has been established here."

Some residents of Zabul are asking the interim government officials to address their other problems in addition to clean drinking water.

Samiullah, a resident of Zabul, said: "There is a shortage of water here, and the Islamic Emirate should pay special attention to this issue."

Another resident, Abdullah, said: "Our sewage system needs repair, roads should be built for us, and clean drinking water reservoirs should be created."

Recent droughts, in addition to Zabul, have caused drinking water shortages for residents in Kandahar, Helmand, and Uruzgan provinces, and groundwater levels in these provinces are also declining.