{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Afghan Citizens at Risk from Chlorine-Contaminated Drinking Water (Part 1 of 2)","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article13718.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article13718.html'\u003EEXCLUSIVE REPORT: Afghan Citizens at Risk from Chlorine-Contaminated Drinking Water (Part 1 of 2)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENATO and USAID are promoting toxic chlorine water treatment systems and donating them to the people of Afghanistan without disclosing the health risks that result from ingesting chlorine.  All that seems to matter to both organizations is that chlorine is cheap and easy to distribute.  Chlorine, in addition to being a health hazard, is also less effective as a disinfectant than other available technologies.   Afghanistan is getting the worst of both worlds: a treatment technology that is (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}