Tap water safety in Kabul (Afghanistan ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ซ)

๐Ÿ‘Ž In general, the water in Kabul is not safe to drink.

Numbeo

According to the Numbeo water drinkability and accessibility index, tap water has a score of 25 / 100 (100 being best).

Numbeo considers this score to be "Low"

Scientific reports

We are working on providing you with scientific reports about the water quality in Kabul, if you know a reliable source for that feel free to shoot us a message in the chat below or in the comments!

Advantages of drinking (filtered) tap water

1 adult could save about 336$ per year in Kabul by drinking tap water instead of buying bottled water.

๐Ÿณ Drinking tap water would also help with reducing your plastic footprint and improve environmental pollution.

Explore other places in Afghanistan

Like in most countries, water quality and accessibility differs from location to location, therefore it's the best to check the information available on that place.