Water Rights
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Afghanistan Facing Environmental Crisis due to Rapid Urbanization and Infrastructure Gaps
DID Press: Inefficient waste and water resource management, a severe shortage of green spaces, and uncontrolled, substandard construction are among the issues that have undermined the foundations of environmental health in Afghanistan. In addition, the absence of a comprehensive urban…
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Major Project Begins to Transfer Water to Kabul
DID Press: The state-owned Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Company announced the launch of a major project aimed at providing clean and sustainable drinking water to capital Kabul. According to the company, the new project will channel water from Panjshir…
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India Declares Official Support from Taliban, Joins Kunar Water Project
DID Press: As relations between the Taliban and Pakistan reach their lowest point in recent months, India has taken a clear stance against Islamabad, declaring support for Afghanistan’s “sovereignty and independence” and announced new cooperation on water and energy initiatives…
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UN: US Military Waste Contaminated 40% of Kabul’s Water Supply
DID Press: Four years after the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan, UN has revealed what it calls an environmental disaster unfolding in the country. According to a new UN report, the consequences of the US two-decade military presence in…
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Drought and Climate Change Push Kabul Toward Severe Water Crisis
DID Press: Increasing drought and climate fluctuations in Afghanistan have left Kabul facing a severe shortage of water resources. Reports indicate that the city’s groundwater reserves could be completely depleted by 2030, with the impact particularly devastating for low-income neighborhoods.…
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Kabul: Not Seeking Water Tensions with Iran
DID Press: Abdul Latif Mansour, Afghanistan’s Minister of Water and Energy under the Taliban administration, said they do not intend to create water-related tensions with Iran. He noted that Iran receives its agreed share of water and that countries facing…
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India-China Water Dispute: Delhi Speeds Up Work on Largest Dam
DID Press: India has accelerated the construction of its largest-ever dam in response to concerns over the potential effects of China’s massive dam project in Tibet. Internal assessments in New Delhi indicate that the Chinese dam on the Xiang River…
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China Expels US Destroyer from Waters Near Huangyan
DID Press: China’s military says it has expelled the U.S. Navy destroyer Higgins from what it claims are its territorial waters near Huangyan Island in the South China Sea. China’s military has expelled the U.S. destroyer Higgins that illegally intruded…
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No Compromise on Our Water Share, Pakistan warns India
DID Press: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday warned India against choking Pakistan’s share of Indus River waters, vowing that not “a single drop” would be allowed to be stolen. Declaring water the nation’s lifeblood, he vowed a decisive…
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Tatarstan Official in Kabul: Ready to Invest in Panjshir-to-Kabul Water Transfer Project
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban’s caretaker government, met with Oleg Vladimirovich Korobchenko, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan, to discuss expanding…
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