Southern Asia

A remote control bomb placed at a water distribution station detonates, killing six, including five children, in Khost City, Afghanistan.

In October, the Taliban threatens to blow up Warsak Dam, the main water supply for Peshawar, during a government offensive in the region.

Tensions continue between India and Pakistan over access to and control of the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir, with a demand by Pakistan that India withdraw troops stationed there.

A water pipeline is damaged in a blast from an explosive reportedly placed by the Baloch Repbulican Army in Nokani, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No injuries are reported.

Maoists in Dharambandha, India claim responsibility for a bombing attack on a culvert and the excavation machine being used to build a canal.

Two schools and a solar-powered tube well are destroyed in a blast attributed to militants in the Mohmand Agency. No injuries are reported.

Scarce water supplies in drought-hit regions of India spark violence. As northern and central India suffer thorough severe drought and heat, police in Bundelkhand and several other regions including Tikamgarh are reporting a rise in violent, often deadly clashes over water. Indian police report that the fighting is getting more frequent and bloody, with numerous injuries and deaths reported.

Civil unrest over severe water shortages caused by the long-term drought. Protests began in March and April and continued into summer. Riots, four bombs in Karachi (June 13), one death, 12 injuries, 30 arrests. Ethnic conflicts as some groups “accuse the government of favoring the populous Punjab province [over Sindh province] in water distribution.’

A group of heavily armed militants fire blank rounds of bullets at a dam, creating panic amoung the locals. No casualties are reported.

A water pipeline is damaged from explosions when it is misidentified as a gas pipeline, disrupting the water supply to a nearby village.