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Kunar River Dam Project

Sector: Raw Materials • Location: Kunar Province, Afghanistan

Source: StratNews Global

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Plans to build a dam on the Kunar River in Afghanistan, which rises in Chitral in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and flows through Kunar and Nangarhar provinces before re-entering Pakistan. The project aims to address Afghanistan's energy needs and support agricultural development through sustainable water management and hydroelectric projects. Construction is to be led by Afghan firms wit

Status
Prospective
Sector
Raw Materials, Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government
Location
Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
StratNews Global

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The project “Kunar River Dam Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Raw Materials sector, located in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. Taiyo aggregates data on it from StratNews Global.

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2026-07-22

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Plans to build a dam on the Kunar River in Afghanistan, which rises in Chitral in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and flows through Kunar and Nangarhar provinces before re-entering Pakistan. The project aims to address Afghanistan's energy needs and support agricultural development through sustainable water management and hydroelectric projects. Construction is to be led by Afghan firms with support from India.

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Water Resources

Location

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Afghanistan

State

Kunar Province

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Raw Materials, Water Supply and Storage, Hydro, Government

Article published date

2025-11-24

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