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Iran says it will intensify efforts to secure water rights from Afghanistan
Mohammad Jawnbakht, Deputy Minister of Energy for Water Affairs in Iran, has stated that the country will increase its efforts to obtain its water share from the Helmand River in the new water year.
In an interview with Tasnim News Agency, he described this year as unprecedented in terms of drought and low rainfall.
He added that during the current water year, Afghan authorities have not fully complied with the Helmand water treaty. According to the agreement, Afghanistan is obligated to deliver 820 million cubic meters of water annually to Iran, but this year only about 100 million cubic meters have flowed into Iran from the Helmand River.
The Iranian official emphasized that efforts to claim Iran’s rightful share of Helmand water will certainly intensify in the coming water year.
Iranian officials have consistently expressed concerns regarding their water rights from Afghanistan.
However, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IIEA) has affirmed its commitment to the treaty with Iran concerning Helmand River water, but has cited drought as the reason for the reduced water flow.
Panjshir’s Parande hydropower dam has been fully completed and is now approaching the operational phase, officials announced on Saturday.
The spokesperson for the governor of Panjshir, Saifuddin Laton, said that for the first time, the province will benefit from electricity generated from its own water resources.
Laton added that the project was designed and implemented by Ukrainian electrical engineers in collaboration with the company Inter Global Middle East, at a cost of $7.6 million.
The dam is expected to have a generation capacity of four megawatts.
Noorullah Noori, the Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has called Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif a “mentally ill” person for threatening Afghanistan with attacks.
Speaking at a gathering, Noori asked Khawaja Asif to study history before making a decision.
He said: “Your history against Bangladesh and India is clear. Our history against Russia, America and Britain is clear. You judge.”
Pakistani officials have consistently claimed that attacks in the country are organized by militants in Afghanistan, a claim that the Islamic Emirate denies.
Pakistan carried out attacks in Kabul and Paktika about a month ago, which led to deadly clashes between the two sides.
The two sides have held three rounds of talks, but the talks have been inconclusive.
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