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Afghanistan will give Iran its due share of water: Afghan President

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KABUL, 25 March, 2021 (TON): Afghanistan is committed to give Iran its due share of water under a decades-long bilateral treaty but Tehran will have to pay for any additional requirements, said the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday.

After inaugurating a newly built Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz border province, he said in an interview, “We will honor our commitments. However, anything beyond the stipulated quota would require discussions.”

“If you give us oil you can then ask for (more) water, or give us something in return,” Ghani said.

And, insisted that from now on, Afghanistan will not give free water to anyone.

Iran, a lower riparian country, has long objected to the structure of the Kamal Khal Dam, arguing it would severely restrict water flow from the Helmand River into the Iranian border province of Sistan-Baluchistan and will destabilize it.

However, here was no immediate comment from Tehran to the assertions made by the Afghan leader.

Last modified on Thursday, 25 March 2021 11:36

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