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No, There Will Not Be a War for Water

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:58 AM PST

Some people falsely believe that the Afghanistan takeover by the Taliban during a drought increases the risk of violence over shared waters such as the Helmand and Kabul Rivers. Violent clashes over scarce resources have been predicted as "likely," or even "certain" for 35 years, and despite such "water wars" never having happened, hypotheses about […] Related posts: Water and (in-)Security in Afghanistan as the Taliban Take Over Why Water Conflict is Rising, Especially on the Local...

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