In Afghanistan, a wrenching choice between drought and migration

Aug 19, 2022

As droughts and erratic weather intensify in AFghanistan, a growing number of people are at risk of losing their livelihoods and incomes, and may end up forced to migrate despite the nationwide instability. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Stefanie Glinski

Stefanie Glinski

Freelance journalist, Freelance

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Villagers look down a well that has dried up due to drought conditions in Bamyan, Afghanistan Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Stefanie Glinski

Yet as droughts and erratic weather intensify, a growing number of people are at risk of losing their livelihoods and incomes. In picture: Khoja Bidak village in Bamyan Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Stefanie Glinski

Many water sources have dried up due to prevailing drought conditions in the region. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Stefanie Glinski

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