Urban Water Supply and Sewage State-owned Corporation (UWASS)

The first water supply network in Kabul was built in 1258 AH during the reign of Amir Abdul Rahman Khan using the spring behind Ibn Sina Hospital. And during the reign of Amir Habibullah Khan from 1293 to 1298, water from the Paghman Canals would be channeled through Kabul's distribution pipes and from there it would be used to supply water to the center of city. Since then, water supply services have been started in other major cities of the country such as Herat, Mazar-e-Sharif, Jalalabad, Kandahar and others since 1348 AH.

The Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprise Strategy was approved in accordance with Decree No. 1224 dated 12/01/1353 to regulate water supply services in the country and published in the Official Gazette No. 301 dated 15/03/1354. The enterprise was established by the High Authority of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on the basis of Decree No. 1308 of 11/05/2008 and Resolution No. 36 of the Council of Ministers dated 10/18/1384 from the Water Supply and Sewerage Enterprise in 1388. It changed its legal status as a state-owned corporation called the Afghanistan Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation.

Finally, the name of the corporation was changed to (Urban Water Supply and Sewage State-owned Corporation) on the basis of Cabinet Resolution No. 27 dated 18th 09, 1399 and Order No. 2647 of 30th 09, 1399.

The corporation works in urban and semi-urban areas of the country to provide clean drinking water services and waste management. The state-owned Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation provides services in virtually 22 provinces and 11 districts with this vision (access to safe drinking water and sewerage services for every urban and semi-urban population).

In the future: Covering all urban and semi-urban areas of the country to provide efficient services in water supply and sewerage.

Mission: Extracting, purifying, storing and providing clean drinking water services to all urban and semi-urban population of Afghanistan and construction of sewage systems are among the essential missions of this corporation.

Objectives: To provide clean drinking water and sewerage services to all citizens and provide employment opportunities.