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Water Conflicts Loom in Central Asia
August 13th, 2023
Via Institute for War and Peace Reporting, a look at how an ambitious infrastructure project in Afghanistan risks exacerbating scarcities in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, as the Qosh Tepa irrigation canal will direct the water from the Amu Darya river to the country’s arid northern region reducing the supply for downstream Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan: An irrigation […]
Read more »Iranian Delegation Visits Afghanistan to Discuss Water Rights Issue
August 9th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, a report on the ongoing discussions between Afghanistan and Iran over water: An Iranian delegation is on a visit to Kabul to hold talks with the Taliban officials on different issues, including water rights issues, an official said. According to Iranian media outlets, Naser Kenani, the spokesperson of Iran’s Ministry of […]
Read more »Afghanistan: Building Asia’s Largest Artificial River In The Desert?
August 8th, 2023
Via The Impossible Build, a video look at Afghanistan’s planned water mega project: Afghanistan is trying to tackle it’s water problem by building Asia’s largest artificial river in the desert. This gigantic mega project is already under and costs a staggering $500 million dollars. Why is Afghanistan trying to build this giant artificial river mega […]
Read more »Who Will Solve The Water Conflict Between Iran And Afghanistan?
August 2nd, 2023
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on the Iran / Afghanistan water conflict: In late May, shots were exchanged by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Taliban near a border post in Iran’s Southwest Nimroz province. Each side blamed the other for starting the gunfight that killed two Iranians and an Afghan. The situation was de-escalated, but it […]
Read more »The Water Wars Coming to Central Asia
July 31st, 2023
Via Foreign Policy, a report on rising water tensions in Central Asia where the situation has 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 […]
Read more »Iran Says Talks Over Helmand Water Rights Yielded Positive Results
July 31st, 2023
Via Ariana News, a report on the Afghan/Iran water tensions: Iran’s Vice President for Legal Affairs Mohammad Dehqan has said that negotiations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) over the Helmand water rights have yielded positive results. Dehqan said in an interview with Shafaqna that his office had presented legal and expert reports over […]
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