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Afghanistan: Lack of drinking water in Balkh province

Monday, June 16th, 2008 @ 05:10 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Afghanistan
Topics:: Development, Disaster, Humanitarian
Languages:: English

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The Rumi says that thousands of families have been forced to leave their homes due to food and drinking water scarcity in Balkh, northern province of Afghanistan.

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