Iran asks Afghanistan for more water
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 12 October 2013 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Iran asks Afghanistan for more water, 12 October 2013, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/526104a911.html [accessed 20 May 2023] |
| Disclaimer | This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. |
October 12, 2013
Afghanistan's Helmand River
An Iranian lawmaker is calling on Afghanistan to release more water to save a regional lake.
Iran's Tasnim news agency quoted Deputy Kamaleddin Pirmoazzen Saturday as saying Hamun Lake in the southeastern part of the country is drying up rapidly due to lack of water Afghanistan has pledged to provide.
The lake has been drying up for decades, but Pirmoazzen – a member of the Iranian parliament's environmental committee – said the problem has increased since Afghanistan started constructing dams along rivers flowing into Iran.
Water from the Helmand River has decreased in part due to the Kijaki Dam in Afghanistan.
Hamun Lake is located in Iran's Sistan-Baluchistan region, a largely desert area. Afghanistan.
The two countries signed an agreement on the flow of water from transborder rivers in 1973.
Based on reporting by Tasnim and Iranian.com
Link to original story on RFE/RL website
