Energy crisis threatens Afghan business and security
Biggest city in country’s south faces electricity shortages as it cannot afford to run its power stations.
Published On 24 May 2015
Afghanistan is facing an energy crisis.
Decades of war has damaged the country’s infrastructure, and the end of NATO and US fuel subsidies has made the situation even worse.
The lack of electricity is slowing businesses, putting people out of work and threatening security.
Al Jazeera’s Jennifer Glasse reports from Kandahar, one of the worst areas.