The Helmand river stretches for 1,150 km from the Hindu Kush mountains into Hamoun wetlands which once supported great plant and animal diversity in Iran’s Sistan Basin.
Khaama: On Friday, Kazemi Qomi, the Iranian ambassador to Kabul, issued a fresh warning to the Taliban, urging them to get water rights as soon as possible. Qomi said in a TV interview that Iran would act if it were proven that the Helmand River had sufficient water and Kabul refused to grant the neighbouring country its water rights. “If there is water and the Taliban does not allow its flow to Iran, it is full proof for Iran that the issue is the nation’s right, and it knows how it should act,” Qomi said. Click here to read more (external link).
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