Dying of thirst

摘要

The US bombing raids on Afghanistan could dramatically increase water shortages in this drought-stricken country.rnMilitary authorities are increasingly talking of introducing a new phase to the bombing campaign, using "bunker bombs" to flush out Osama bin Laden, his al-Qaida group and Taliban fighters from hillside tunnels that riddle the landscape. These same ancient tunnels are a vital source of water for hundreds of villages.