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07/05/21 01:05 AM IST

Dahla Dam

In News 
  • Recently, the Taliban has captured Afghanistan’s second-biggest dam - Dahla Dam.
Details 

  • The Dahla Dam is also known as Arghandab Dam.
  • It is located in the Shah Wali Kot District of Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
  • It was constructed in 1952 by the USA.
  • It is built on the Arghandab River.
Dams built by India in Afghanistan:
  • Pact for Construction of Shahtoot Dam on Kabul River.
  • Afghanistan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam).
Source- The Hindu 

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