By Ben Acheson.

Discussions on mitigating the effects of the Aral Sea Disaster do not traditionally include Afghanistan even though almost 40% of Afghan territory and 33% of its population reside within the Aral Sea Basin. There have been no recent bilateral water agreements between Afghanistan and its Central Asian neighbours and Afghanistan has been ignored as far as interstate water management of the Aral Sea Basin is concerned. Despite the recent political changes, the country’s transboundary water rights and responsibilities have still not been fully recognised.

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