By Sudha Ramachandran
July 30th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Afghanistan’s damming of the Harirud River could boost agriculture and industry in the country. However, the resulting reduction in water flow to Iran could contribute to a deterioration of relations with Tehran. Afghanistan and Iran can no longer delay a dialogue on how to share the waters of the Harirud. Afghanistan has previously blamed its reluctance to engage in such a dialogue on a lack of requisite data and expertise, but can ill afford a conflict with Iran on this issue.
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- India
- Harirud river
- Afghanistan India Friendship Dam
- Herat province
- Salma Dam
- Turkmenistan
- South Asia
- Central Asia
- Water sharing
- Doosti Dam
- Harirud draught 2000
- Iranian influence in Afghanistan
- Iranians support for the Taliban
- ISIS
- Pakistan
- United States