The Iranian FM says Tehran will never compromise on its water right with respect to the border river of Hirmand.

Iran’s VP Mokhber says Afghanistan should immediately release the water needed in Iran’s southeast.

Iranian energy minister asks Afghanistan to release more water from a major dam on Helmand River.

The Taliban take control of the first provincial capital since intensified attacks on the Afghan government.

The brutal battle between Taliban and government forces has intensified recently, with each side struggling to gain more area under their control.

The Taliban have switched strategy from targeting rural areas of Afghanistan to attacking provincial cities in response to US airstrikes, sources say.

A senior Afghan commander charged with defending the capital of Helmand Province, Lashkar Gah, from advancing Taliban militants urges civilians to evacuate the southern city ahead of a planned army offensive.