Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or a combination of these. [1] The Afghan government continues to seek technical assistance from neighboring and regional countries to build more dams.

The Salma Dam, [1] [2] officially named Afghan-India Friendship Dam, [3] is an embankment dam located on the Hari River in Chishti Sharif District of Herat Province in western Afghanistan. It has a hydroelectric power station that produces 42 MW of electricity in addition to providing irrigation for 750 km 2 (290 sq mi) of farmland.

The Kajaki Dam is "an earth and rockfill embankment type dam " [4] located on the Helmand River in the Kajaki District of Helmand Province in Afghanistan, about 161 km (100 mi) northwest of Kandahar. It has a hydroelectric power station, which is operated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority through the Ministry of Energy and Water.

Jun 30, 2022 · To assess the current state of Afghan dams, we observed each of these 19 completed large dams using electro-optical commercial imagery to gauge the Taliban's impact on dams and dam discharges. For each dam, we analyzed changes in …

Sep 7, 2024 · Afghanistan currently has 19 operational large dams, with at least three more large dams in various stages of construction as of late 2022. Additionally, there is one naturally occurring dam, the Band-e Amir Dam.

Aug 17, 2021 · As the Taliban seized Kabul and took control over Afghanistan, let us have a look at the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, one of India's key infrastructure projects in Afghanistan.

Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or a combination of these. The Afghan government continues to seek technical assistance from neighboring and regional countries to build more dams. Below is a map showing some of Afghanistan's major dams and reservoirs.

May 6, 2023 · Afghan engineers started the Tori Dam in September 2022, a $1.15 million project to irrigate 600 hectares of land and generate 1000 kilowatts of electricity. Like Qosh Tepa, Afghan firms are...

The Pashdan Dam, also known as Band-e Pashdan, is located about 15 km (9.3 mi) to the northeast of Herat, Afghanistan, in the Karukh District of Herat Province. [3] It is an embankment dam with a 70 km (43 mi) canal network. Its power station is …

Jan 27, 2023 · The opening of the Kamal Khan Dam in March 2021 reignited an old dispute between Iran and Afghanistan over the allocation of water in the Helmand River.