Afghanistan/India/Iran/Pakistan: India’s Controversial Afghanistan Dams

Aug 20, 2018 | Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat
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India 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 could erode already fraying relations between Afghanistan and Pakistan.