KABUL (Pajhwok): With groundwater levels in the central capital Kabul plummeting unprecedentedly, many residents are currently relying on mobile tankers for drinking water. Public dependence on tankersSeveral Kabul residents told Pajhwok Afghan News they had no access to piped water and were forced to purchase their drinking water from tankers, despite the high prices. That’s why we purchase water from tankers and use that instead.”Where does the water come from? Two years ago, his union surveyed Kabul and recorded around 250 to 300 medium-sized companies selling water through tankers. Water and environmental expert Najibullah Sadid said private water companies had emerged to fill the gap left by Kabul’s inadequate piped supply.