Power struggle on Afghanistan's frontline over key dam

Kajaki Dam, Afghanistan (AFP) May 19, 2021

In the heart of territory under siege from the Taliban, one of Afghanistan's most important hydroelectric dams is at the centre of a power struggle that symbolises the battle between the government and insurgents. Kajaki Dam, which provides power to more than three million people in the south - including the cities of Kandahar and Lashkar Gah - is controlled by government forces. But an ex