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AFGHANISTA­N, TAJIKISTAN & UZBEKISTAN

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Tajikistan plans to build the Rogun Dam on a tributary of Amu Darya, one of the largest rivers in Central Asia that originates in war-torn Afghanista­n and flows through the fractured border region of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Once completed, it will be the tallest dam in the world. Fearing irrigation shortfalls, Uzbekistan has imposed tariff and travel restrictio­ns on Tajikistan

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