Afghanistan: Afghanistan’s Relentless Drought: Farmers on the Brink of Bankruptcy and an Unprecedented Livelihood Crisis

Nov 20, 2025 | Avizha Khorshid
Hasht-e-Subh Daily
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Farmers in Afghanistan are complaining about declining water levels and a worsening drought. They stress that water scarcity has caused an unprecedented drop in yields, widespread livestock deaths, and a sharp rise in the prices of food and animal feed, a situation that has pushed rural communities into a livelihood crisis and hunger. At the same time, economic and environmental experts warn that if this trend continues, it could inflict a heavy blow on the national economy, and without immediate global assistance and the scientific management of water resources, the scale of this disaster will only grow.