Official: Taliban Refuse Iran Team Visit to Kajaki Dam

Date: 14 August 2023 - 21:52

News ID: ۱۱۸۲۸۰

TEHRAN -- An Iranian official said Monday Taliban rulers in Afghanistan have rejected a request for an Iranian technical team to inspect the Kajaki Dam on the Helmand River, amid efforts to resolve an ongoing water dispute between the neighboring countries.

“Iran has requested the visit of its technical experts to the Kajaki reservoir, but Afghanistan has not granted permission for this,” Muhammad Javanbakht, the deputy minister of energy for water affairs said at a press conference. “Efforts to secure Iran’s rightful water share will continue,” he added.

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