Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal Could Trigger a Central Asian Water Crisis

Sep 3, 2025 | Galiya Ibragimova
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Water shortages have long been a serious problem in Central Asia. They will become even worse when Afghanistan completes a canal diverting significant volumes of water from the Amu Darya River for irrigation purposes. The lack of a water use agreement with the countries of Central Asia—particularly Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan—could end up increasing regional tensions.