US Funds Afghanistan Water and Sanitation Programme

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has signed a three-year agreement with the Afghanistan Government to increase access to clean water and sanitation services in poor communities across the war-torn country.

Under the MoU the US Government will fund $52m to carry out the Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation (SWSS) project in Afghanistan.

The project includes the construction of 4,000 water points, 50 water pipe schemes and 50,000 latrines.

The project will increase water supply, promote good hygiene and boost community awareness for the need of water conservation, according to reliefweb.com.