KABUL (Pajhwok): Afghan authorities have urged Japan to resume work on the New Kabul City water supply project, while the Japanese envoy has pledged to raise the matter with the relevant institutions. Hanif expressed appreciation to Japan for its humanitarian assistance, noting that the New Kabul City water supply project, worth $24 million, had been suspended for the past four years. The project, funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and implemented by UNOPS, needed to be restarted, he emphasised. Dr Naeem also highlighted the urgency of building drinking water infrastructure for Kabul and called for JICA’s approval to recommence the project. He pledged to discuss the resumption of the New Kabul City water supply project with JICA and other relevant bodies.