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Afghanistan is currently in the grip of the worst drought since 1971. With both rain and snowfall down, less water is available in the rivers and in the water table. In particular, those areas at the end of water chains will be most severely affected. Unlike Pakistan, Afghanistan does not receive summer rains. The crop, normally harvested between May and July 2000, has almost totally failed.