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Uzbek President Concerned by Construction of Qush Tepa Canal

16th September, 2023 · admin · Leave a comment

Tolo News: “You are well aware that Afghanistan is constructing a canal. The commissioning of this canal may change the balance of the water in Central Asia,” he said. “We believe it is necessary to set up a joint working group to study all aspects of the construction of the Qush Tepa canal and its

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Posted in Central Asia, Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Destabilization of Central Asia, water |
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Taliban bringing water to Afghanistan’s parched plains via massive canal

20th August, 2023 · admin

WP: The canal project was initially conceived in the 1970s under the first Afghan president, Mohammed Daoud Khan, and construction finally began in 2021 under the last, Ashraf Ghani. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Economic News, Reconstruction and Development | Tags: water |
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The Water Wars Are Coming to Central Asia

3rd August, 2023 · admin

FP: Things have been bad for decades, but the Taliban threaten to make them worse. In Turkmenistan, household faucets are running dry and locusts are devouring crops. In Kazakhstan, a state of emergency has been declared as the Caspian Sea shrinks to a puddle. In Uzbekistan, the end of an international slave-labor boycott has boosted

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Posted in Central Asia, Economic News, Taliban | Tags: Destabilization of Central Asia, Taliban government failure, water |
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Iran again raises issue of its water rights, says it won’t ‘compromise’

16th July, 2023 · admin

Ariana: Iran’s energy minister has once again raised the issue of its water rights and said Tehran will not compromise the rights of the nation regarding its water share from the Helmand River. Iran’s Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian said on Saturday: “Despite the fact that our water share has not been given, we are

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Posted in Iran-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Helmand River, water |
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Iran Proposes Formation of Joint Team with Afghanistan to Address Water Rights Issues

27th June, 2023 · admin

Khaama: The Iranian interior minister has suggested creating a joint commission between Iran and Afghanistan to resolve the dispute over water rights between the two countries by carefully observing water levels in the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan. Ahmad Vahidi, Iran’s interior minister, said that the purpose of this joint team would be to ascertain

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Posted in Iran-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Helmand River, water |
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Nawzad District in Helmand Faces Lack of Water: Residents

22nd June, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: Residents of Nawzad district in Helmand province said that the continuation of life in some villages of the district has become difficult due to recent wars and drought, which has forced them to leave their areas.  Residents of this district added that they face many challenges and that the current government should address

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Posted in Economic News | Tags: Helmand, Taliban government failure, water |
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Helmand Residents in Washeer District Leaving Homes Over Lack of Water

7th June, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: Residents of Washeer district of Helmand province left their houses due to a shortage of water in the district. Nearly 300 families have been displaced from just one village, named Grazan. The residents who remained in Grozan said they have to go for hours to get access to drinking water. Click here to

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Posted in Environmental News | Tags: Helmand, water |
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Helmand farmers concerned about lack of water

5th June, 2023 · admin

Ariana: A number of farmers around Kajaki Dam in Helmand province say their agricultural land and gardens are drying up due to the lack of water. The farmers have called on the government to manage the Helmand River water so that water reaches their fields. “We are facing a water shortage. We are in dire

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Posted in Economic News, Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Farming, Helmand, Helmand River, water |
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Progress Reported in Negotiations Over Iran-Afghanistan Water Dispute

3rd June, 2023 · admin

Roshan Noorzai Zheela Noori VOA News June 2, 2023 WASHINGTON — After weeks of tensions over water rights to the Helmand River that escalated to a deadly clash last week, Iran says it has made progress in negotiations with Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers over the shared waterway. On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian told Iranian

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Posted in Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Helmand River, water |
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The Treaty of Hirmand Water Division; Are the Disputes Serious?

25th May, 2023 · admin

8am: The question here is whether the current conflict over Hirmand water is serious? And do the threats from Iranian officials and lower-ranking Taliban fighters signal the seriousness of the conflict? – The answer to the two questions above is “no.” Engaging in a military conflict is not beneficial for either Iran or the Taliban.

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Posted in History, Iran-Afghanistan Relations, Opinion/Editorial, Taliban | Tags: Helmand River, water |
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