Russian Firms in Talks to Develop Afghan Hydropower Projects
Russian business representatives are in Kabul holding negotiations with Afghan authorities on the development of the nation’s energy infrastructure. The discussions are focused on the...
Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal Stirs Regional Water Tensions
Infrastructure projects in Afghanistan have drawn increasing attention, particularly the Qosh Tepa canal, an irrigation initiative with significant transboundary consequences for the Amu Darya river...
Afghan Canal Sparks Regional Water Management Concerns
Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa canal, a major infrastructure project designed to divert water from the Amu Darya river for irrigation, is generating significant transboundary concerns across...
Russia, Afghanistan in Talks on Small Hydropower Projects
Russian companies have initiated discussions with Afghan authorities to develop energy infrastructure, focusing on the potential construction of small hydroelectric power stations. Representatives from the...
The Taliban is digging a massive canal and rebuilding a giant tunnel in Afghanistan
Although the Taliban has consolidated control in the country since 2021, the Taliban regime is now accelerating the construction of a giant artificial canal, reopening...
Water crisis in Central Asia: Qosh-Tepa canal and shortage of hydropower
The capitals of the Central Asian countries are at risk of facing an irreversible water crisis, which experts Sobir Kurbanov and Eldaniz Huseynov in their...
The construction of the Qosh-Tepa canal in northern Afghanistan is nearing completion
A high-ranking delegation from Afghanistan headed by the head of the emirate's companies Ahmad Jan Bilal and the head of the National Development Company Abdul...
Russia may build small hydropower plants in Afghanistan
Russia and Afghanistan discussed prospects for cooperation in the field of hydropower. Negotiations on this topic were held by the head of the Ministry of...
The Channel of Discord: how the Taliban project threatens Central Asia with drought
On the international agenda, security issues are often reduced to traditional threats – military aggression, nuclear weapons or economic pressure. However, one of the most...
Qosh-Tepa Canal and the paradox of Central Asia’s water Policy
The construction of a large-scale Qosh-Tepa canal in Afghanistan, which is designed to irrigate more than 500 thousand hectares of arid lands, causes serious concern...