From China to Iran, several countries have already been engaging with the Taliban. Experts say they could be next.

(MENAFN - Khaama Press) A 25-year oil contract for the Amu Darya field was cancelled due to repeated violations by the Chinese company involved. The Taliban's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum has ...

Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have agreed to jointly manage the Amu Darya water basin, the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture reported. A delegation led by Deputy Minister of Agriculture ...

The Qoshtepa Canal, currently under construction in Afghanistan on the Amu Darya River, will dramatically affect the availability of water for irrigation and drinking in one of the world’s most ...

The Amu Darya is Central Asia’s largest river, originating in the Pamir Mountains of Tajikistan. It passes through Afghanistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, eventually reaching what was once the Aral ...

But much further downstream, where the Amu Darya winds down into its delta, the river turns into a smaller version of itself. Kosimov says it's the folks here that'll have to worry.

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: It's been called the Nile of Central Asia. The Amu Darya River flows for thousands of miles through four countries and eventually spills into the shrinking Aral Sea.

It's been called the Nile of Central Asia. The Amu Darya River flows for thousands of miles through four countries and eventually spills into the shrinking Aral Sea. Now a canal being built by the ...