Latest Post | Page 577 of 1380 | IASbaba

SPEAK TO MENTOR - CALL NOW!

SUBSCRIBE

Place in news: Dahla Dam

Part of: GS Prelims GS – I – Geography & GS-II – International Relations

In news

The Taliban has captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam after months of fierce fighting in its former bastion of Kandahar.

Key takeaways

It provides irrigation to farmers via a network of canals as well as drinking water for the provincial capital
It is now under Taliban control.
The dam’s capture comes after clashes erupted in neighbouring Helmand province just days after the U.S. military formally began withdrawing its remaining troops from Afghanistan.

Important value additions

Dahla Dam

The Dahla Dam is also known as Arghandab Dam.
It is located in the Shah Wali Kot District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
Constructed in: 1952
It is built on the Arghandab River.

Your Name *

Your Email *

Subject

Comments *

Search now.....