Agriculture: [...] Livestock numbers may be reduced by up to 50% during the periods of drought due to outward migration and starvation, reduced availability of animal feed, less funds available for livestock husbandry. By 2060, large parts of the agricultural economy will become marginal without significant investment in water management and irrigation.

Livestock numbers are estimated to have been reduced by 50% during the prolonged period of drought due to outward migration and starvation.

Cumulative effects of more frequent and intense droughts on reservoirs and groundwater could threaten the water supply of entire communities in the most arid regions of Afghanistan, leading to a range of humanitarian crises, including hunger, disease, population displacement and conflict.