RASC News Agency: Mohammad Khalid Hanafi, the Minister of Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice for the Taliban group, has recently issued a directive to all his authorities across the country’s provinces, urging citizens to engage in a three-day “prayer for rain” to mitigate the ongoing drought. In a communication released by the Ministry of Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice for the Taliban group on Monday, December 11th, via the social media platform X, Mohammad Khalid Hanafi has mandated rain-seeking prayers to take place on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday in the central hubs and districts of the provinces.
Expanding on the message, the Taliban group, citing the Minister of Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, expresses optimism that rainfall will bring an end to the drought and eradicate diseases in Afghanistan. This development coincides with a report from Bakhtar News Agency under the Taliban’s administration, published on Sunday, December 10th, indicating that the meteorological department of this group predicts snow and rain in the provinces of Badakhshan, Takhar, Kunduz, Balkh, Baghlan, Parwan, Panjshir, Nuristan, and Salang valleys within the next 48 hours.
It is noteworthy that the water scarcity issue in Afghanistan has resulted in myriad problems and challenges for citizens in various provinces over several years. Reports indicate that, in addition to other provinces, residents in the capital are confronting a severe water shortage. It should be emphasized that the lack of oversight in the drilling of deep wells has led to the indiscriminate use of underground water reserves in Kabul. Consequently, in areas with higher population density and more wells drilled, water sources have depleted.
