The Ministry of Water and Energy said that the technical work for the project to transfer Panjshir River water to Kabul has been completed.
A spokesperson for the ministry told TOLOnews that this project will cost nearly $160 million and that practical work will begin after approval from the leadership of the Islamic Emirate.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Water and Energy, Matiullah Abid, said: "The technical work on the Kabul-Panjshir water project has been completed in the Ministry of Water and Energy. This project is ready for implementation and has been submitted to the leadership."
Kabul, with an estimated population of over six million people, has faced a shortage of drinking water in recent years due to droughts.
Residents of Kabul's 5th district say they spend all day trying to obtain drinking water, and if this issue is not addressed, they will be forced to leave their homes.
A Kabul resident, Mohammad Arif, said: "We have been struggling with water problems for a long time. This tap is private, and one cubic meter of water costs us 50 afghani. We receive water once every three to four days."
Another Kabul resident, Anar Gul, said: "Homes in our area are becoming vacant because of the water shortage, and new residents are not moving in. If this situation continues, these homes might become completely empty, and people will leave."
They say that despite submitting applications to the relevant authorities for drilling deep wells in their areas, officials have not given this issue special attention.
A Kabul resident, Ali Marjan Bahir, said: "I have gone to the water supply office forty times and submitted applications, but there has been no result so far."
Water management expert Nematullah Sardar Zada said: "Two parts of water are taken from Shahtoot Dam. One part is for agricultural water, which benefits surface water, and the second part is groundwater, for which a dam is built, benefiting groundwater."
Some experts believe that climate changes around the world have harmed Afghanistan more than other countries, and in recent years, Afghanistan has witnessed unprecedented water shortages, devastating floods, and droughts.