{"id":"2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","canonicalSlug":"2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","language":"en","title":"Afghanistan reports three new drinking-water networks serving 180 Kunar families","summary":"The Ministry of Water and Energy said three completed networks in Nari district, Kunar, provide drinking water access to 180 families.","body":["In its 10 October release, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy reported that three water-supply networks in Karchikel, Shingar and Batash villages in Nari district, Kunar province, had been completed and put into operation. The release does not separately state the completion date. The ministry reported total project costs of more than 5 million Afghanis and said the works were intended to provide local residents with clean drinking water.","The ministry described 5 kilometres of installed pipe, four water tanks and 180 water taps across the networks. It said 180 families in the three villages had gained improved access to safe drinking water and that dozens of people had been employed during construction. The release gives no daily water-volume figure or service-coverage estimate beyond those villages."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Afghanistan reports three new drinking-water networks serving 180 Kunar families\n\nThe Ministry of Water and Energy said three completed networks in Nari district, Kunar, provide drinking water access to 180 families.\n\nIn its 10 October release, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy reported that three water-supply networks in Karchikel, Shingar and Batash villages in Nari district, Kunar province, had been completed and put into operation. The release does not separately state the completion date. The ministry reported total project costs of more than 5 million Afghanis and said the works were intended to provide local residents with clean drinking water.\n\nThe ministry described 5 kilometres of installed pipe, four water tanks and 180 water taps across the networks. It said 180 families in the three villages had gained improved access to safe drinking water and that dozens of people had been employed during construction. The release gives no daily water-volume figure or service-coverage estimate beyond those villages.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":["non-oil-economy"],"eventDate":"2026-10-10","eventDateBasis":"The Ministry of Water and Energy release is dated 18 Mizan 1405 (10 October 2026). It reports the networks completed and in operation, but does not separately specify the completion day; eventDate is the reporting date.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T19:51:21Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-10T19:51:21Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":"2026-10-10T19:49:01Z","sourcePublishedAt":"2026-10-10","translatedAt":"2026-10-10T19:43:22Z","sources":[{"url":"https://www.mew.gov.af/ps/%D9%BE%D9%87-%DA%A9%D9%86%DA%93-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%DA%A9%DB%90-%D8%AF-%DA%85%D9%87-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%90-%DB%B5-%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88-%D9%BE%D9%87-%D9%84%DA%AB%DA%9A%D8%AA-%D8%AF%D8%B1%DB%90-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DA%98%DB%90-%DA%AB%D9%BC%DB%90-%D8%A7%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%86%DB%90-%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84-%D8%B4%D9%88%DB%90","name":"Ministry of Water and Energy of Afghanistan — Three water-supply projects costing over AFN 5 million put into operation in Kunar","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","attribution":"Source: Afghanistan Ministry of Water and Energy, Pashto release dated 18 Mizan 1405 (10 October 2026). Original factual paraphrase; no source prose or image reproduced.","publishedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","ru":"https://wellficent.com/ru/news/2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks","pt":"https://wellficent.com/pt/news/2026-oct10-global-next-asia-kunar-water-networks"},"corrections":[],"locations":[],"type":"news","classification":{"version":"1","dataKinds":["project-update"],"geographies":[{"role":"event-location","countryCode":"AF","subdivisionCode":"AF-KNR"}],"evidenceBasis":["reported-observation"],"measurementPeriod":null}}