Comments on: How is the water quality in Afghanistan? http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/how-is-the-water-quality-in-afghanistan Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:59:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: United States Marine http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/how-is-the-water-quality-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-3279 United States Marine Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:16:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/how-is-the-water-quality-in-afghanistan#comment-3279 We had bottled water to drink, but the showers were small spaced and dirty. You are more dirty going out than coming in XD Any ways, I hope that helps.<br><b>References : </b><br>Active Duty Marine We had bottled water to drink, but the showers were small spaced and dirty. You are more dirty going out than coming in XD

Any ways, I hope that helps.
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]]> By: Randy B http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/how-is-the-water-quality-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-3278 Randy B Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:31:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/how-is-the-water-quality-in-afghanistan#comment-3278 I would say to NEVER drink the water from the taps. KBR or who ever looks after your camp does a good job of cleaning the water but that is the problem. It is too clean. The water is so chlorinated that if you drink it you will find that it will kill the "good bacteria" already in your gut that your system needs to process food and such. Not to worry though, there will be plenty of water laying around on pallets for you to drink any time you want. I even used it to brush my teeth with and made sure I kept my mouth closed in the shower.<br><b>References : </b><br>I watched others learn the hard way during 7 months in Kandahar province. I would say to NEVER drink the water from the taps. KBR or who ever looks after your camp does a good job of cleaning the water but that is the problem. It is too clean. The water is so chlorinated that if you drink it you will find that it will kill the "good bacteria" already in your gut that your system needs to process food and such. Not to worry though, there will be plenty of water laying around on pallets for you to drink any time you want. I even used it to brush my teeth with and made sure I kept my mouth closed in the shower.
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I watched others learn the hard way during 7 months in Kandahar province.

]]> By: Katie http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/how-is-the-water-quality-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-3277 Katie Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:10:59 +0000 http://okavangochallenge.com/water-quality/how-is-the-water-quality-in-afghanistan#comment-3277 I'm going out there in a couple weeks too. My sponsor says that the water is okay for showering and stuff, but you don't want to drink it. But that's true with almost every country outside of the states because our stomachs are so weak from all the chlorine and filtering. When I was in Iraq, we were provided with gallons and gallons of filtered, bottled water... it'll probably be the same in Afghanistan.<br><b>References : </b><br> I’m going out there in a couple weeks too.

My sponsor says that the water is okay for showering and stuff, but you don’t want to drink it. But that’s true with almost every country outside of the states because our stomachs are so weak from all the chlorine and filtering.

When I was in Iraq, we were provided with gallons and gallons of filtered, bottled water… it’ll probably be the same in Afghanistan.
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