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Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan's water crisis goes regional
- Afghanistan has been pushing for water sovereignty by launching infrastructure projects to harness precious resources in the arid territory, sparking tensions with neighbouring states over shared rivers.
- Central Asian states have expressed concern over Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa mega canal project that could divert up to 21 percent of the Amu Darya's total flow, further depleting the Aral Sea.
- Iran has repeatedly demanded that Afghanistan respect its water rights over the Helmand river, charging that upstream dams restrict the river's flow, while Afghanistan insists there is not enough water to release more due to climate pressures.
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In the remote village of Shibar and elsewhere in Afghanistan, the daily tasks that require water are often assigned to women.
From Drought to Floods, Water Extremes Drive Displacement in Afghanistan
Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years. "When you have children and are responsible for their needs, then tell me, what are you still doing in this ruin?" said the 50-year-old. Many of the mud homes around him are already empty, he said, his neighbors having abandoned the village, fleeing "thirs…
Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan’s water crisis goes regional
Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations. But as Taliban authorities swept to power and tightened their grip on the country, they have pushed for Afghanistan's water sovereignty, launching infrastructure projects to harness precious resources in the arid territory.
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Drought, dams and diplomacy: Afghanistan's water crisis goes regional
Over four decades of war, Afghanistan wielded limited control over five major river basins that flow across its borders into downstream neighbouring nations.
From drought to floods, water extremes drive displacement in Afghanistan
AFGHANISTAN - Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years.
From drought to floods, water extremes drive displacement in
KABUL, Afghanistan: Next to small bundles of belongings, Maruf waited for a car to take him and his family away from their village in northern Afghanistan, where drought-ridden land had yielded nothing for years. “When you have children and are responsible for their needs, then tell me, what are you still doing in this ruin?” said the 50-year-old.
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