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DNA Decodes: Why Afghanistan Is Building Kunar Dam - Taliban's Water Revenge That Will Cripple Pakistan

Afghanistan has announced a dam on the Kunar River, worrying Pakistan. The Taliban’s move could cut Pakistan’s water supply, and the country has no way to stop it. This decision came after Pakistan's ...
Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

Doomed to fail? The US and the Afghan State-building Project, 2001–2021

Harpviken, Kristian Berg (2025) Doomed to fail? The US and the Afghan State-building Project, 2001–2021, Conflict, Security & ...
UNHCR

Afghan returnees step up house building as temperatures dip

KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct 24 (UNHCR) - As temperatures drop in Afghanistan, returnees have intensified efforts to rebuild their homes under a UNHCR-funded initiative that has so far provided shelter to ...
Times-Standard

Lori Dengler | Afghanistan earthquake another tragic story of weak building materials, vulnerable infrastructure

On Aug. 31, a magnitude 6 earthquake struck northeastern Afghanistan. As I write, the death toll is estimated at over 3,000, ranking as the second deadliest of 2025. There are no instruments near the ...
NBC Chicago

No U.N. Casualties in Attack on Afghan Building

Four Taliban suicide bombers dressed as women and police attacked the main United Nations compound in western Afghanistan on Saturday, officials said, but there were no casualties among U.N. staff.
The Diplomat

Afghan dam building

“Pakistan’s opposition to dam building on the Kunar River and its tributaries is due to political rather than technical reasons.” ...