The new government revealed the broad layout of its policies through the PM’s victory speech and inaugural address. It provided a clear focus to combat climate change and strengthen the much-needed foreign policy that mainly revolves around all of our bordering states....Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalThe United Nations has stated that water scarcity — not war — is a rising cause for displacement in Afghanistan. There are 1.5 million Afghans, approximately 4 percent of the population, that are displaced and 448,000 were added in 2017 alone. The U.S. Geological Survey has stated...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalAfter the Pakistan General Elections 2018, the upcoming government has revealed the broad layout of its policies through the victory speech and the inaugural address of the Prime Minister. It provides a clear focus on how to combat climate change and the much-needed foreign policy. The foreign policy mainly revolves...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalOne of the country’s leading jurists on international law strongly suggests working on a bilateral water agreement with Afghanistan, safeguarding the national interest.
“Afghanistan is now planning to build 12 dams, in cooperation with the World Bank and India, the flow of water from [River] Kabul is expected to...Read more Download Document Link to the OriginalThe Ministry of Energy and Water says Afghanistan is currently facing more than sixty percent of the water losses. Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Rehabilitation on Monday were summoned to parliament over concerns regarding the drought. The Ministry of Water and Energy said that with each passing day, Afghanistan's...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalGiven growing water scarcity and pollution, increasing numbers of residents in Kabul city are struggling to provide enough safe water for their households. Many are forced to turn to the expanding private water business for their needs: either by paying for water from mobile water tankers, subscribing to local private...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalIndia is expected to begin work on the $236 million Shahtoot Dam project on the Kabul River in Afghanistan in the coming weeks. Scheduled to be completed in three years, the dam has evoked concern in the lower riparian country, Pakistan. In addition to reducing water flow into Pakistan, the project...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalThe Indus River Basin is shared by four countries: Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and China. The water sector in this region faces certain challenges including the depletion of natural resources and inefficient use of water. The region’s current population is 237 million and is estimated to increase to 319 million by...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalWorld moves on energy and the main source of it is water. In previous days what India had done to us is passed over, do we realise what Afghanistan is going to do with us now? Have we decided that after destroying our fields and villages, we all have to...Read more
Download Document Link to the OriginalThe Ministry of Energy and Water will invest $450 million in a key dam project in Arghandab district in Kandahar province, officials said on Friday. Building irrigation canals and networks as well as increasing the capacity of Kandahar’s Dahla Dam basins are parts of the projects. The ministry has started work on...Read more
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