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Kabul Water Supply Pipeline and Dam Projects

Sector: Hydro • Location: Kabul, Afghanistan

Source: The New York Times

Project
Planned

The project involves connecting completed dams, including one 20 miles from Kabul, through pipelines to bring water to thousands of households in Kabul. Another pipeline project from the Panjshir Valley is awaiting final approval. These projects aim to address the critical water shortage in Kabul, which risks running out of water by 2030 due to depleted underground reserves and unregulated extract

Status
Prospective
Sector
Hydro, Water Supply and Storage, Government
Location
Kabul, Afghanistan
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The New York Times

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The project “Kabul Water Supply Pipeline and Dam Projects” is an infrastructure initiative in the Hydro sector, located in Kabul, Afghanistan. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The New York Times.

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2026-07-22

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The project involves connecting completed dams, including one 20 miles from Kabul, through pipelines to bring water to thousands of households in Kabul. Another pipeline project from the Panjshir Valley is awaiting final approval. These projects aim to address the critical water shortage in Kabul, which risks running out of water by 2030 due to depleted underground reserves and unregulated extraction.

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Water Supply

Location

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Afghanistan

City

Kabul

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The New York Times

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Sector

Hydro, Water Supply and Storage, Government

Article published date

2025-08-14

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