AFGHANISTAN TO BUILD DAM OVER KUNAR RIVER**
In October 2025, Afghanistan announced the construction of a major hydroelectric and irrigation dam on the Kunar River, signalling a strategically significant shift in regional water politics. The Taliban-led government, under Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, ordered the Ministry of Water and Energy to expedite the project and prioritise Afghan firms. The move comes amid intensifying tensions with Pakistan, particularly after severe border clashes in early October triggered by Pakistani airstrikes on TTP positions and retaliatory Taliban assaults on border posts. Despite a ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey, the underlying hostility remains unresolved, amplified by Afghanistan’s longstanding non-recognition of the Durand Line (1893) and claims of f
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