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Photo: Drawing water, Afghanistan


December 23, 2012
By The IRC
Boy drawing water in Herat, Afghanistan
Photo: Ned Colt/IRC


The International Rescue Committee's Ned Colt shares this photo of a boy drawing water from a well in Herat, Afghanistan. Less than half of all Afghans have access to safe drinking water. 

Read Ned's recent blog post to learn how the IRC is providing clean water to rural communities where residents have had to drink water from contaminated puddles and streams.


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