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Power struggle on Afghanistans frontline over key dam Issued on: 19/05/2021 - 04:50 Kajaki Dam provides power to more than three million people in the south WAKIL KOHSAR AFP 5 min Kajaki Dam (Afghanistan) (AFP) In the heart of territory under siege from the Taliban, one of Afghanistans most important hydroelectric dams is at the centre of a power struggle that symbolises the battle between the government and insurgents. Kajaki Dam, which provides pow...

May 20, 2021 KAJAKI DAM, AFGHANISTAN (AFP) – In the heart of territory under siege from the Taleban, one of Afghanistan’s most important hydroelectric dams is at the centre of a power struggle that symbolises the battle between the government and insurgents. Kajaki Dam, which provides power to more than three million people in the south – including the cities of Kandahar and Lashkar Gah – is controlled by government forces. But an extraordinary compromise sees authorities effectively al...