Afghanistan/Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan Cuts off Power Supply to Northwestern Afghanistan

Jan 1, 2018 | Qutbuddin Kohi, Pajhwok Afghan News
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Turkmenistan has cut off power supply to Afghanistan’s border provinces, Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) announced on Monday. To the chagrin of residents, power supply to Herat, Faryab, Sar-i-Pul and Jawzjan was severed after Turkmenistan's demand for doubling the electricity rate was rejected. Amanullah Ghalib, the head of DABS, told Pajhwok Afghan News Turkmenistan decided to increase the price of power imports to Afghanistan by 100 percent.