Afghanistan is rapidly constructing the Qosh Tepa Canal, a waterway meant to help irrigate more than 500,000 hectares of its arid northern regions, for which it will redirect 20–30% of the Amu ...

The first phase of the Qosh Tepa canal has already been completed, at a reported cost of roughly $100 million. The project is expected to take two years to complete in full.

Qosh Tepa is scheduled for completion in 2028. If it becomes fully operational, the canal will stretch 285 kilometers, will be about 100 meters wide and up to 8.5 meters deep.

Given how quickly the Qosh Tepa canal is being built, and how critical Turkmenistan’s current water shortage is, this is not time Ashgabat has. Incentives to Cooperation.

The Qosh Tepa canal project in Afghanistan aims to provide irrigation to 550,000 hectares of farmland but has raised alarm in neighboring Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan due to potential water shortages.

For years, northern Afghanistan has faced recurrent droughts, diminishing water resources, and economic difficulties due to decreased agricultural productivity. However, the initiation of the Qosh ...

Kabul’s hope for Qosh Tepa is that once complete, the 285-kilometer canal will be used to provide irrigation to 550,000 hectares of now-arid farmland. In perhaps the strongest high-level demonstration ...

The 285 km (177 miles) Qosh Tepa Canal begins from the Amu River in Balkh, and ends in the Faryab province while passing through Jowzjan. The project will be completed in three phases.

Qosh Tepa Canal, which is 285 km long and 100 metres wide, is being aggressively built by the Taliban in northern Afghanistan, raising concerns for the water-scarce Central Asian countries about ...

Afghanistan is rapidly constructing the Qosh Tepa Canal, a waterway meant to help irrigate more than 500,000 hectares of its arid northern regions, for which it will redirect 20–30% of the Amu Darya ...

Afghanistan is rapidly constructing the Qosh Tepa Canal, a waterway meant to help irrigate more than 500,000 hectares of its arid northern regions, for which it will redirect 20–30% of the Amu ...