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Iran Pursuing Water Rights from Helmand River
May 15th, 2023
Via Tasnim News, a report that Iran is pursuing water rights from Afghanistan’s Helmand River Securing Iran’s water rights from the Helmand (Hirmand) River is a major priority of the government, Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian said, adding that the country will make its utmost effort in this regard. Mehrabian made the comment late […]
Read more »Afghanistan Seeks to Control Its Own Water Destiny
May 6th, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at how the Taliban’s plan to upgrade Afghanistan’s water infrastructure is raising tensions with neighboring countries: Facing acute drought conditions, the Taliban government is undertaking an ambitious program to upgrade its water infrastructure. However, the program has elevated tensions with the countries surrounding Afghanistan. Kabul lacks the technical ability to […]
Read more »Afghan Farmers: Helmand Province Should Receive Water Before Iran
April 30th, 2023
Via The Frontier Post, an article on the growing tension between Afghanistan and Iran over water in the Helmand River: Some farmers and residents of the province of Helmand urged the current government to avoid bringing up the topic of water rights with Iran at this time. According to them, the whole country, especially Helmand, […]
Read more »Springtime in Iran signals the renewal of an environmental movement
April 23rd, 2023
Via The Atlantic Council, commentary on Iran’s renewed environmental protest movement, particularly around water: Across diverse cultures, the arrival of Spring evokes literary connotations as a period of hope and revival. The term often appears in association with political upheavals—consider the example of the Arab Spring. For Iranians, Spring is particularly significant as its arrival […]
Read more »Iran-Afghanistan Tensions Now Rising Over Water
January 31st, 2023
Via Fair Observer, an article on rising tensions between Iran and Afghanistan over the Helmand River: The dispute over the Helmand River between Iran and Afghanistan is an old one. In the 1870s, when Afghanistan was still under British control, the border between the neighbors was drawn along the main branch of the river. Helmand is […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Kamal Khan Dam and the Helmand River Treaty
January 27th, 2023
Via The Diplomat a look at the controversy over Afghanistan’s Kamal Khan Dam despite the fact that the Helmand River Treaty nor customary international law denies Afghanistan the right to construct dams over the Helmand River: The opening of the Kamal Khan Dam in March 2021 reignited an old dispute between Iran and Afghanistan over the allocation […]
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