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Iranian envoy asks Taliban govt. to supply Iran with its share of water within a month
May 20, 2023 14:11A senior Iranian official has urged Afghanistan’s Taliban government to commit to a major water treaty signed between the two countries nearly half a century ago and supply Iran with its share of water from the Hirmand River, also known as Helmand, within a month.
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Hirmand water rights: Iran reserves right to act against Afghan declaration
May 19, 2023 13:42Iran says it reserves the right to act against Afghanistan’s “unacceptable” non-adherence to a treaty on Iran’s water rights of the border river of Hirmand.
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Iran warns Afghanistan over its water rights
May 19, 2023 10:19President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi has issued a stern warning to authorities in Afghanistan over the share of water from the Hirmand River, asking Kabul to give the people of Sistan and Baluchestan their rights.
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UN Secretary General lauds restoration of Iran-Saudi ties as 'turning point' in region
May 19, 2023 07:34United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has praised the agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia on restoration of diplomatic ties after seven years of estrangement, terming it as “a turning point” that marks the beginning of a new era of constructive interactions in West Asia.
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Iran calls on Afghanistan to allow experts to visit dam built on Hirmand River
May 19, 2023 07:33Iran once again calls on Afghanistan’s Taliban government to allow expert visits to a dam built on the border river of Hirmand, also known as Helmand, instead of issuing political statements.
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President Raeisi warns Afghanistan over Iran's water share from Hirmand
May 18, 2023 11:07President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi on Thursday urged the ruling administration in Afghanistan to “swiftly” supply Iran with its share of water from the Hirmand River, also known as Helmand.
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Shocking consequences of America’s 20-year war on West Asian countries
May 18, 2023 06:30American researchers have announced in a report that the wars after the September 11 attacks have killed millions and displaced tens of millions in Afghanistan, Yemen, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan, but even with the 9/11 war being over, still the indirect aspects of the war are wearing down these countries and taking lives.
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FM to visit Sistan and Baluchistan province to discuss Iran-Afghanistan water dispute
May 17, 2023 13:48Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is to visit Sistan and Baluchistan province in the southeast of the country to follow up on Iran’s water rights from the Hirmand River, which has been a source of tension with neighboring Afghanistan.
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Iranian envoy hopes for settlement of Afghan water dispute this year
May 16, 2023 11:13Iran's special envoy on Afghanistan affairs says government departments are pursuing the country’s water rights from the Helmand River in Afghanistan (also known as Hirmand), expressing hope that the long-running dispute between the two neighbors will be settled this year.
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Iran plans major decisions to secure its water rights from the Helmand River
May 15, 2023 05:29Iran’s energy minister says the country is to make some important decisions with regard to securing its water rights from the Helmand River in Afghanistan.