Photo Gallery: Severe Drought Grips Afghanistan

An old man from Badghis displaced due by drought

A displaced family in Dasht-e Shaidayee on the outskirts of the western Afghan city of Herat

Internally displaced persons mainly from Badghis, Faryab, and Ghor provinces live in tents in Dasht-e Shaidayee

Janan Kochi is a livestock herder in Charchino district of southern Uruzgan

Shukrulla, a farmer displaced by drought in northern Jawzjan Province

Shukrullah’s son and wife in their rented house in Jawzjan’s capital, Sheberghan

Shukrullah has lost most of his possessions to the drought

A clay oven in Shukrullah’s house

Abdul Qayoom, 43, a resident of Ghormach district in Badghis Province now living in Dasht-e Shaidayee on the outskirts of the western city of Herat