Tehran receives good signal, hopes Taliban will do this

Tensions between the two neighboring countries Iran and Afghanistan have begun to increase in recent weeks due to a dispute over water resources from the Helmand River.

Taliban fighters in an area near the border with Iran. (Source: AFP)

Regarding the above issue, Iran's Special Envoy to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi-Qomi said that the Taliban government has agreed to allow Tehran experts to visit the Kajaki Dam and may consider releasing water.

Speaking on Iran News Network television on the evening of June 16, Mr. Kazemi-Qomi stated: "An agreement has been reached (with Taliban officials) to allow our experts to visit the area, and hopefully prepare for the release of water."

The Iranian official added that the Taliban government should abide by the 1973 treaty signed between the two countries.

Under a 1973 treaty, Iran is entitled to receive 820 million cubic meters of water from the river each year. However, Iran accuses the Taliban government in Afghanistan of blocking the river's water to its two border provinces of Sistan and Baluchestan, which are suffering from drought.

In response to the accusations, the Taliban government said that it is committed to complying with the 1973 treaty. However, Iran's frequent requests for water and inappropriate comments in the media are "harmful" to the Taliban government and affect border security between the two countries.

Last month, Iran accused the Afghan government of trying to divert the flow of the Helmand River to cut off water to Iran, a charge denied by the Taliban.

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