Iran-Taliban water conflict
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Iran-Taliban water conflict
Subject : International Relations
Section: Places in news
Concept :
- Iran and Afghanistan are engaged in a long-standing dispute over the sharing of water from the Helmand River.
- Both countries rely on the Helmand River as a vital water source for agriculture, livelihoods, and ecosystems in the region.
The dispute:
- Iran accuses Afghanistan of violating its water rights, claiming that it receives far less water than agreed upon in a 1973 treaty. Afghanistan, on the other hand, attributes the reduced water flow to climatic factors such as a shortage of rainfall.
About Helmand River
- It is the longest river in Afghanistan and the primary watershed for the Endorheic Sistan Basin.
- It emerges in the Sanglakh Range of the Hindu Kush mountains.
- It is separated from the watershed of the Kabul River by the Unai Pass.
