The water rights dispute behind rising Afghan-Iran tensions
Satellite imagery shows that Afghanistan’s Kamal Khan and Kajaki dams currently hold larger water reserves than in previous years, though experts on the Afghan side say precipitation levels – not water reserves – determine Iran’s share of the water.
Poppy eradication sparks clashes between Taliban and locals in Nangarhar
The economic impact of poppy eradication on local communities, and the lack of alternative forms of income, have the potential to spark confrontations.
Taliban display bodies of alleged ‘kidnappers’, ‘insurgents’ and ‘thieves’
In recent weeks, there has been a spate of incidents in Mazar-i-Sharif and Herat city in which the Taliban have displayed the bodies of men they describe as ‘kidnappers’, ‘insurgents’ or ‘thieves’.