Afghanistan/Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan: Water Conflicts Loom in Central Asia

Aug 4, 2023 | Kunduz Adylbekova and Marat Mamadshoev, Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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An irrigation canal under construction in Afghanistan aims to transform its agricultural landscape, providing water to the millions of its citizens hit by regular droughts. Once completed, the Qosh Tepa conduit will stretch for 285 kilometres and help irrigate the country’s arid northern provinces. Neighbouring Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, however, are extremely concerned about the impact on their own water supplies.