Drought in Hazarajat

Drought in Hazarajat/ Documentary/ Afghanistan
Director: Malek shafi;i
Camera: Mohamad Haidari
Time: 26m
Farsi language/English subtitle
Producer: BASA Film , 2005
Website: basafilm.com
Short story:
The documentary team from BASA Film (CACA-Kabul) went to the central regions to research on the eight-year drought in Afghanistan. Returning from that hard trip; they reported that most of the regions they had visited are gravely suffering from lack of water. For instance, the people of Nahoor and Ghazni province have to walk more than two hours to fetch drinking water that might dry up in the next year. The depth of water has reduced to 20 to 30 meters deep and the majority of people cannot afford digging wells, neither are there any active institutions to aid them. The green and verdurous field of Nahoor, which was one of the world’s most famous everglades, has dried completely. There is no other like it. Finally, the film features the Jaghuri village, which has been abandoned by its residents due to water shortage.

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• #anthropology_afghanistan
• #environment
• #drought
• #central_asia
• #hazaras_life
• #global_warming