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Could Taliban Canal Spark Water War In Central Asia?
March 31st, 2024
Via Radio Free Europe, a short video look at whether a new Afghan canal could spark a water war in Central Asia: The Taliban-led government is pushing forward with the ambitious Qosh Tepa canal project despite concerns over its impact. The waterway taps the Amu Darya River, a key water source that runs through Afghanistan […]
Read more »Barren Fields and Empty Stomachs: Afghanistan’s Long, Punishing Drought
March 21st, 2024
Courtesy of The New York Times, a report on the tragic humanitarian impact of Afghanistan’s long, punishing drought: In a country especially vulnerable to climate change, a drought has displaced entire villages and left millions of children malnourished. They awake in the mornings to find another family has left. Half of one village, the entirety […]
Read more »Afghan Canal Will Divert Water from Uzbekistan
February 28th, 2024
Via the Times of Central Asia, an article on progress of the second phase of the Oosh Tepa Canal project: Afghanistan has begun construction of the second phase of the Qosh Tepa Canal, which will divert water from the Amu Darya River and may have an adverse effect on agriculture in downstream Uzbekistan. The Taliban announced that […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Warm Winter Triggers Warning Of Severe Drought
January 31st, 2024
Via Radio Free Europe, a report on renewed fears of a severe drought in Afghanistan: The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has warned that an unseasonably dry and warm winter could have devastating consequences for Afghanistan. “Without substantial snowfall soon, the country could experience a severe drought,” the agency said on January 23, […]
Read more »Iran and Afghanistan Water Wars: Feud over the Helmand River Has No End In Sight.
January 26th, 2024
Via the Atlantic Council, a look at the feud between Iran and Afghanistan over the Helmand River: Water disputes between Iran and Afghanistan date back to as early as the 1870s. However, with the Taliban back in power in Kabul since 2021, the Helmand River has become an increasing topic of contention between the neighboring […]
Read more »Lack of Snow Sparks Worry For Drought-Hit Afghanistan
January 17th, 2024
Via Terra Daily, a report on Afghanistan’s drought: Afghanistan saw almost no snow as of mid-January, a new sign of the heavy toll of global warming on the Central Asian country which is usually accustomed to harsh winters, experts say. The exceptionally low level of rain in a country that relies heavily on agriculture has […]
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