Fate of Afghanistan’s karez system uncertain, but south India’s surangam thriving

While there is debate regarding the origins of the surangam, it resembles the karez and qanat system in some respects

Will Afghanistan’s centuries-old ‘Karez’ system of irrigation survive the Taliban

The Taliban are set to overtake Kabul; but an expert believes they will spare the age-old Karez system of underground aqueducts in the country …