Why Iran and Afghanistan are headed to war
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The water wars are beginning huh?....
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Masterworks is way to young 🌱, promising too much and has yet to deliver...their numbers are for a select few cases that is far from their average. Masterworks is most probably not a safe investment, I would NOT encourage anyone putting more than 5-10% of their savings in there! And even less if you have above 100K in savings.
Maybe SLIGHTLY less risky than NFTs.
@nataliemundell6266 That's like saying all drinks are equally unhealthy because they all contain calories. But fact of the matter is, the ones with more calories are unhealthier.
Much the same goes for investments. If you invest in an S&P 500 index fund, you'll be safer than if you invest in one S&P 500 company. And if you invest in one S&P 500 company you'll have less risk than if you invested in one random, still private, stock.
There's no changing that all investments contain risk. But some investments are m u c h less risky than others - and as such, safer and more sustainable...
Its amazing to see how Shirvan's english has advanced since the early days. The accent is barely there now, he uses more complex words than most rank-and-file natives, and he has a firm grasp of english idioms that you rarely see in non-native speakers.
The mic definitely helps make it sound better too
You're right, there is a small tinge of accent, but it only adds color. Another YTber with a similar journey is NFKRZ or the 'Friendly neighbourhood Russian'. Turns out you get better at stuff the more you practice!
its a downside. having accent is a good thing.
Honestly would rather listen to his normal accent than some fake ass American accent. But yes his overall understanding of language and grammar has improved significantly.
Literally everyone has ‘an accent’ (unless you speak RP English).
"Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting" So it has always been.
Or in Pashtu: Whiskey is haram, water is for fighting
@@dimaignatiev6370🗿🏳
well yea, can't have whisky without water. So without water, you can't drink, either way.
@@ravinraven6913without 1 you can have the other and without the other you have nothing
It's astounding how little we appreciate clean water in today's day and age. But for the entire history of mankind, water access was deemed to be the most important strategic point, and many wars have been waged over water resources in the past. When people say "territory" they forget that no territory is interesting without its resources, and water was always the big one.
I'm not an avid watcher, but this does sound like a different person with much less of an accent in comparison to prior videos.
Americans and Europeans forget. The rest of the world is very much aware
@@jiggs8073the US fully realizes this. That's why the US hasn't exploited their lithium deposits and why the US has one of the largest irrigation systems on earth: they used the Mississippi to turn the arid plain of the midwest into the worlds largest breadbasket. That's also why the west coast has so many dams and why if you look at satellite pictures of Eastern Washington you'll see odd looking circular farms with canals and pipes leading from the Columbia River. Even in Europe countries like Spain have to put a lot of work into irrigating their farms.
@@arthas640 Also why the US and Canada put so much energy into joint water management.
The art scheme smells like a bubble that will burst.
Unlike other things that might inflate or deflate, "high art" is entirely artificially priced to begin with. It is wealthy people's way of legal money laundering.
he is shilling a scam. standard on yt.
@@lexprontera8325 if you can make a 10 mil donation to an art organization to say your shit painting isn't shit,but can you?
It's not a bubble as much as it is an outright scam
@@d_all_inhaha thought as much .they must think we're all dumb asses 😂
For centuries Afghanistan has been the cradle for ambitious warlords to set up and expand into powerful rich kingdoms to its West and East. From the Mauryans to the Ghaznavids, from the Seljuks to the Mughals, it's still is. This region gets no break. It's amazing that there was a time Afghanistan used to be the most prosperous part of the Achaemenids, that means the region has potential but the rulers are too illiterate to substantiate it.
The Mauryans and Seljuks didn't start in modern Afghanistan. Don't comment if you don't know shit. Embarrassment.
It’s because tribalism and racism. If they United on islam then it would be fixed. Secularism basically destroyed the Middle East
Afghanistan also has some of the richest metals that haven’t been mined yet. I swear, the next time a YT video says a country in conflict has vast wealth “underneath its surface” I’m gonna spam their comment section. :D
Yeh but that was back when sword and spear armed guys with big balls constituted armies.
These days… it’s missiles and machines that these illiterate Islamists can’t make or even maintain
The region of Afghanistan was prosperous in ancient times due to Tin (vital in bronze) and Lapus (for blue dye and mosaics) as well as being on the Silk road. Arguably it offers very little else. I know it was refered to as "the land of 1000 golden cities" (Bactria) in Alexander's time growing prosperous off the tolls from trade.
Unfortunately after the mongol invasion the region's population, agriculture(khariz system), and wildlife were purposefully destroyed and never recovered as the Late medieval period saw Europe looking west for trade in the new world and colonies.
I've heard there is lithium and other minerals/resources in vast quantities but most area's are quite inaccessible even without the hostile factions and warlords. Maybe they will achieve stability and investment can begin but that's 20-30 years away.
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Thanks, it always nice to skip Shivrans scamy ads. He would sell his own family if he could.
Such complicated and interconnected issues that we would probably not hear about from anywhere else but you, Sheevan. Thanks a lot for all the hard work!
This is mirrored in the Himalayas between the PRC and India. "Water is, and always will be, more than a collection of atoms"...well said.
Almost everything is more than just a collection of atoms
@@AdrianBoykoyeah lol how is this a "deep" phrase
There is something frustrating about having to explain it that way. I suppose I realize many children fresh out of school are not exposed to geopolitical reality but have been exposed to chemistry.
But it feels like, since actual wars are fought extremely destructively over much less, it feels important to suggest that very strong language should be used to encourage the audience to consider that both sides of this conflict are *in fear of starvation by dehydration*, and that while *normally* it would be very unusual to say anything good about the Taliban, the concept that both Iran and Afghanistan are simply put in desperate, desperate suffering.....should provoke at least some sympathy for their unenviable position so devoid of privileges that we may be taking for granted.
And any regime to come before or after the Taliban would still have this issue of water giving them great worries.
We don't usually like either of these countries but water is so frighteningly basic in how essential it is that even if these two countries do great crimes to themselves and each other and their people.....
We should force people to understand aggressively than geography has, firstly, made them very desperate. And it is not necessarily certain that Westerners would be able to be civilized if you took away their green grasses and gave them deserts and rock caves instead.
That's not to say that, for example, Nevada and Mexico are incapable of being civilized. Other desert biomes are apparently able to be peaceful.
But it must still be reinforced with appropriate pressure that it is actually difficult. The desert is where we built our nukes.
It is not very difficult to find the mood to become very violent in the desert because it's genuinely a hard place to live that will not easily let the soft survive.
It would be most wise to pity them and ask before any other questions, "can we at least find more water for all of them?"
And then all other issues about judging them may come up fairly in reasonable turn.
Being too clinical and academic I believe fails to drive home the point that these people are people and live in fear and poverty and lack basic needs to an unusual extent.
They do not even possess Egypt's Nile River and if they have any access to oil, they are no Saudi Arabia. They do not enjoy the Mediterranean Sea like Algeria does. Nor are they East enough to enjoy the Ganges or the Yangtze.
They are in short totally unlucky.
They are sad and poor and it should be easy to really pity that.
I think it warrants some feeling put into it.
@@AdrianBoyko No kidding. Maybe if you considered this channel is about Geopolitical realities and, in the context of that, Caspian Report was trying to emphasize it's import.
@@darthparallax5207 Understand the point being made.He's NOT explaining H2O that way. Really...ask yourself why that was your takeaway. A part of Economics 101 is that Scarcity is a fundamental problem of our world. If you control a scarce resource, you have power...better now?
my new favourite quote: "diplomacy is to say the most abhorrent things in the nicest way"
......I agree - this is quite a profound and interesting quote !
yeah, visa programs are abhorrent
We used to say this about diplomacy /
That guy could tell you to go to hell in such a way you would look forward to the trip !
@@josephpadula2283lol charisma
I know this is a different subject (kinda) but I wanted to thank you so much for your channel. I just saw what appears to be a war starting in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. I had no idea where that was until I started to listen to your videos. You covered this a while back. thanks again!
0:34: 🌍 The Afghan-Iranian border dispute over water rights is escalating tensions and exacerbating various political issues.
3:52: 🌊 Managing water resources in Afghanistan is a geopolitical challenge due to the country's rivers crossing into neighboring states.
6:38: 🌊 The video discusses the water dispute between Afghanistan and Iran and how it has led to tensions and conflicts.
9:55: 🌊 Iran's water security is under strain due to the Taliban's actions at the Kajaki dam and the influx of Afghan refugees.
12:54: 🌊 The video discusses the Helmand water treaty between Afghanistan and Iran and the potential for the Taliban to be recognized as the sovereign authority in Afghanistan.
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Remember watching the James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" (2008) - the main villain Dominic Greene his whole premise was revealed as buying a mass of land (what was deemed worthless in the film) from a fictitious South American nation - which turned out to be that country's entire water supply - thus controlling arguably its main vital resource (and thus controlling all that nations current and future governments)
Is he backed by the US goverment?
Yes: Well we are fucked
No: Hippity hoppity your land is now goverment property
U know that would not work right..if another country bought the land then maybe ..but a single businessman would get his land seized
@@Greyalien587 As long as bribes are paid politicians will happily let Nestle drain their country dry.
Highly underrated Bond film for sure!
probably the reason why the US invaded Afghanistan 😅
Best Caspian Report video for a while.
Those Masterworks ads really do irk me though.
I like this channel also but he gets some stuff completely wrong and contradicts his own statements especially about “ climate change”. He said that the Helmand River wetlands and lakes on the border were drying up due to “climate change” and then completely contradicted that by giving at least four other REAL reasons why they were drying up. I can’t believe how so many people have completely bought into blaming everything that has to do with natural resources or normal weather patterns on so-called climate change just because they here it in the mockingbird media!
Iran: Thinking of invading Afghanistan.
Britain, Russia and America: Lol, good luck. They’re your problem now.
Incredible video, always been a fan but the way this is all explained is very informative and detailed.
As an artist I please you - buy from local and alive artists. Don't participate in art laundering schemes called "investment in art". It have nothing to do art, and is very shady "investment" that do not benefits the real art and the actual artists.
Yes! It's just wealthy people coming up with a way to legally launder money... and now they're getting the plebs to crowdfund it, too!
Sadly the people who are buying those kind of art are never into supporting artist or even into the art itself. It's just that, investment. Commissioning an art isn't an investment.
As an alove artist I please you to go learn some English, or at least use Google translate
@@nikolasmacedonites917 ... dude, you actually wrote worse English alongside with a very noticeable typo.
If you want to be a prick and criticize a very serviceable English post, at least make yours better first.
@@nikolasmacedonites917 "alove" is not a valid word, you should follow your own advice.
Iran is also facing a big problem that is Oil prices.
Russia has been selling it cheap and most of Iran's customer are now buying from Russia.
Iran lost nearly 40percent of oil revenue because of Russia.
Even Japan who buys oil from Iran are saying that they will only buy if Iran cuts the price by 20percent.
Give us some resources for your words ?
And yet people really view BRICS as a threat to NATO
I guess you haven’t been following oil prices recently.
Bullshit, Japan stopped buying oil after 2018.
And following the non-payment of oil purchased from Iran before 2018 by Japan under the pretext of sanctions, Iran does not want to sell oil to Japan.
Also, according to the Bloomberg report, Iran's oil sales have now returned to the equivalent before 2018.
That’s interesting in the light of OPEC/OPEC+ cut in production. Might help Iran in the short term but I don’t think the cut is sustainable due to the effect of global recession
I was in Zabol 2 months ago and local people are complaining that Hamund Lake is drying up and devastating the entire ecosystem and their livelihood.
First I want to say great work covering a complex and under discussed geopolitical situation. Really interesting and well presented. One minor correction though, at the 14 minute mark you mention Article 4(IV), but are discussing/showing Article 9 (IX). Other than that great video and thanks for covering situations like this!
So it turns out all those American military vehicles were left behind for a good reason
That's right, you know your politics , same reason it was left behind in Vietnam, Vietnam went into Cambodia and then fought China in 1979 , now the US navy makes port calls and has economic deals with Vietnam. The US left Afghanistan and a bunch of equipment, fights Alquda , ISIS , sends foreign Mujahideen home, ready to fight Iran. Civilians don't hear the deals politicians make in the back room, Fazelbad 2005.
"There is no coincidence. If something happens, it was thoroughly planned." _~random internet stranger_
You mean a couple of warn-down, broken old humvees rotting in halls without spare parts and maintenance? Yeah, they will sure come in handy lmao.
@@abraham2172 lol this sounds like copium from an anti US troll.
@@timkincade9763Tbe were against America was a minor sideshow for millenia of war with China.
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Youre awesome literally guessed the sponsor and realized I was in a extended Segway as it hardly even started 😑 good work tho
You are a great source for geopolitical news. Keep up the actual journalism, the world needs it.
Excellent analysis. Nicely done. Your good work is appreciated!
Your succinct yet thorough analysis has always been a breath of fresh air. Thankyou for your ongoing contributions regarding topics which have proven too difficult for most information sources. Looking forward to seeing more from you. ❤
He shows his bias when addressing the Artsakh occupation by his daddy Aliyev
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@bobdollaz3391 is it really? The same thing could be said that you are showing bias. Or I reckon it's just likely I'm not privy to the situation and details and mabey misinterpreting or conjuring up juxtaposition where tis not any . 🤦🏾👳🏾♂️🤺🤷🏾♂️
@@bobdollaz3391It’s impossible to not have bias, only when you misinform is when it’s bad
Joe Biden to Taliban: "Come on, men, I left you all that equipment in mint condition. Make it useful! "
Make it hafipalupashsst... you know the thing! Come on, man!
Dark Brandon strikes again
‘Please save my stupid decisions!’
It wasnt left in mint condition though
😂 mint condition
Great, comprehensive and informative video. Thanks for the coverage. Keep it up!
In the 1970s a US NGO was able to prove that Afghanistan could grow excellent cotton with minimal water and create an export that would earn more than wheat, and only slightly less than opium.
The US cotton industry opposed the competition. Sad for everyone that simple things are complicated by global cabals.
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You'd think Iran would've learnt this lesson from the Iran-Iraq War
@@wtr3059 what lesson?
@@saeeddookat2330 mountainous attrition warfare.
@@lucaswallace7476 that was for the time Iran didn't have army or equipments !
Also there are bout 30 millions of Persian native speakers are living in mountainous area of central Asia they don't like to be under pressure of pashtuns any more !
There will be a proxy war in the region not a classic war !
Listen, if Portugal and Spain who are at peace for 200 years, have become quite good friends, are both in the EU and its legal frameworks, additionally having bilateral treaties for pretty much everything, including cross border water management, going as far have having set up joint instituitions between both countries for that same water management, still have a tough time managing water (i.e. from time to time Portugal gets screwed by Spain) what hope there is for countries in far more troubled regions, with far worse bilateral relationships?
I could not agree more. You're completely right. Just a small, additional detail: what some Spanish Autonomías (regions) do to other Spanish regions is far worse. The Plan Hidrológico Nacional seems to be a toy in the hands of each and every politician, that will change it to earn votes whenever needed. Furthermore, nationalists of every kind seem to believe they have a divine right to claim eternal ownership of "their" water. Pathetic.
None.
Their relationship is cordial and not particularly fraternal
Half of afghanistan is Persian. Iran could just help those ethnic Persians and Persian speakers in afghanistan split from the taliban pashtun and form Khorossan.
@@KoroushRPand half of pashtuns are in Pakistan.
Most probably a British came by the region
I believe it is worth mentioning the sheer strategic genius of whoever drew the border between Afghanistan and Iran. With one fell* swoop they ensured instability in the region for generations.
*Fell swoop
That, like most world borders, was the British Empire.
@@tomsoki5738 I think he does mention that, I was speaking more on an individual level. I’m sure there was plenty of group input though.
Iran was not a colony
@@tomsoki5738 No, the British Empire didn’t arbitrarily dictate the boundary, but they were requested for the dispute.
The Persian / Afghan border was initially set with both parties turning to the British for arbitration, and the border would be refined over the coming decades with the help of Turks, Brits, etc.
Many of these over water disputes.
Good report, thank you for your dedicated work. I learnt a lot 👍
14:01 That would be “article 9” not 4. IX versus IV.
True. Noticed immediately as well.
Absolutely, you're on point! It's "IX"actly what I meant, and I appreciate your "IV"-idence in setting the record straight!
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your accent has improved greatly over the years
Great video, as always !
Could you give some sources in your video descriptions ?
Amazing informative video. This world is always only a hairs breadth away from fighting over the same things we've always been fighting over. That's all peoples across all religions, ethnicities and nationalities.
Great report, again. Thanks!
There is a saying in the American west, "Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over"
great and well produced video as always
Great video. Its good to see such a level of research and avoidance of pitfalls.
CIA: This is what I like to call a pro-gamer move.
It's funny how Afghanistan has the best rivers, but no electricity, no agriculture, and no running water in bigger cities.
Ya thats what happens when a nation has been at war with super powers for half a century
@@senti2175 They choose to. They could have handed over Binladen, but njooo....
@@bastiaan7777777 Mullah omar was willing to hand over bin laden if the USA could prove he did 9/11, and they couldn't... so he didn't hand him over to them.
@@bastiaan7777777 They asked for evidence and a neutral country where he should be tried. Not every nation is a bitch. In the end they won.
@@senti2175 On 10 October 2001, bin Laden appeared as well on the initial list of the top 22 FBI Most Wanted Terrorists, which was released to the public by the President of the United States George W. Bush, in direct response to the September 11 attacks, but which was again based on the indictment for the 1998 embassy attack. Bin Laden was among a group of thirteen fugitive terrorists wanted on that latter list for questioning about the 1998 embassy bombings. Bin Laden remains the only fugitive ever to be listed on both FBI fugitive lists.
Despite the multiple indictments listed above and multiple requests, the Taliban refused to extradite Osama bin Laden. However, they did offer to try him before an Islamic court if evidence of Osama bin Laden's involvement in the September 11 attacks was provided. It was not until eight days after the bombing of Afghanistan began in October 2001 that the Taliban finally did offer to turn over Osama bin Laden to a third-party country for trial in return for the United States ending the bombing. This offer was rejected by President Bush stating that this was no longer negotiable, with Bush responding "there's no need to discuss innocence or guilt. We know he's guilty."
Thank You for covering the many impending water wars. Very educational. 💧💎🌍
Damn, I love this video, covers everything succintly. And love the videography, including the textst!
These videos are amazing! Fantastic content, production, visuals and narration. Keep up the excellent work. Maybe something about China and US trade, growing trade w/ Mexico, semiconductors ...
the masterworks sponsorship taints an otherwise great video
Interesting. Didn't know anything about these issues. Thanks.
Quality content as always
"If two fishes are fighting in a river, an Englishman must be nearby".
-Old Native American saying
Oh yes, because this saying doesn't apply to the rest of Humanity and especially the Natives. A bunch of hypocrites as always.
@@2hotflavored666 When your history was never written down you can just make it up on the fly.
That's a good one
@@2hotflavored666 Agreed, but that doesn't mean the phrase isn't accurate though 😂
@@charlesferdinand422 Not saying it isn't 😂
10:40 Who could have imagined that the USA leaving Afghanistan would crush opium production?
Usa=opium😂
Me 😏
They aint so different from the British, after all they’re its successor state.
they aren't. It's just that their forces were located in the cities and had little control of the countryside while the Taliban control the countryside and therefore can end opium cultivation... basically, the Talibans are doing a great work for the US and if I was teh US, I would publicly thank them for that as opium is hell @@o_o5813
Anyone who has a brain and know what wars cost
-Refreshingly informative. Thank you.
A fascinating report
Thank you for another well researched and clearly explained piece
Who on earth is not heading into war? If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands...sigh.
Most places aren't.
Vatican isn't heading into war. Their population is 764 people though. This is less people than in a building I live in.
@@Max_Jacoby I don't know, their Swiss guard looks fit and ready for a good fight. And they've already seen fight in the past.
One look at the factional map of the region and you see why outside intervention always eventually fails… too many players in a region whose geography allows even small weak groups to maintain autonomy…
the only real way toi win is sadly. Get rid of them. Playing devils advocate. But who in hell has the time and the means to do just that?
@@ericjohnson7234 The Soviets were doing it, before America entered the picture and armed the rebels. By contrast the Americans lost without any great power intervention.
@@ArawnOfAnnwn Obviously, because Americans didn’t want to be there.
They are nation that was willing to sacrifice one million of Americans to covid just to get a haircut. While they left Afghanistan with losing 2 thousand soldiers in 2 decades. With such casualties, they could be there for 2 centuries without even feeling it. I mean, those are Russian casualties in Ukraine over one week.
If they actually wanted Afghanistan, they could remain there. Their soldiers were still safer there than US police in some of American cities.
@@stafer3 The Soviets had comparable casualties in Afghanistan too, until the US entered the picture. They're not just fighting Ukraine in Ukraine. You fought the Taliban alone, and still lost. If Russia or China had decided to back them, it would've been far worse. You already experienced that in Vietnam and Korea, retreating both times. With its low losses America still backed down, now scale those losses up to account for a great power conflict. The US shies away from those, even in Ukraine. Russia usually does too, but China didn't. Be careful you don't forget the old rule that has kept things stable for generations now - discretion is the better part of valor. Both nations have shown themselves far more willing to tough it out than America has. You lost Afghanistan - take the L and walk.
@@ArawnOfAnnwn Like seriously, have you looked at the map? Do you understand how silly it sounds when you compare you struggling 70km from your own borders, while they managed to occupy the place for 20 years no problem, in mountainous land-lock country on the opposite side of the world?
Do not even compare such pathetic embarrassment as Russia with actual superpowers.
As a Pakistani, I wish the situation would settle down for our neighbors.
Pakistan should stop terrorism
go back to lndia
Hey guys, have you considered making more of the National "mindset" videos from years ago? I really liked that as a primer for learning about the different geo-political players around the world :)
I second your suggestion!
No, it is not like that. Iran is one of the few countries that have allowed Afghanistan to open its embassy in Iran
Since the arrival of the new Afghan government, there has been tension with all of its neighboring countries, although the tension has been resolved and reduced
Didn't the taliban just ignored iran and built the men made river anyway? Saw a yt about the construction somewhere and it was well on its way.
@@puraLusa that's a different river in the north that feeds Uzbekistan not Iran.
"new Afghan government" lol don't give the Taliban legitimacy
This channel has become nothing but fear mongering. Disappointing.
The region is unstable.
Although previously meddling may have been in part honestly motivated by a desire to help, it is abundantly clear that the efforts were sufficiently mismanaged that offense was given and outside assistance is at least treated with caution and suspicion and is not exactly invited at all anymore.
Whatever the next eras of relations in the region entail, it would be terribly embarrassing if the next attempt was also a failure, so I wish the best of luck and success to the ambitions of whoever is next.
If they gain the approval of the Iranians and the Afghanis I could see why they might not care what outsiders think.
I simply find it doubtful that the Taliban is going to make more new friends than they make new enemies so sufficient political support is very unlikely to be their long term stable future.
I am always amazed at the amount and the detail of the information that you pass along to us. Thank you for all of your hard work.
I like this channel also but he gets some stuff completely wrong and contradicts his own statements especially about “ climate change”. He said that the Helmand River wetlands and lakes on the border were drying up due to “climate change” and then completely contradicted that by giving at least four other REAL reasons why they were drying up. I can’t believe how so many people have completely bought into blaming everything that has to do with natural resources or normal weather patterns on so-called climate change just because they here it in the mockingbird media!
@@TomasMartinoLlamas-xf4xxit's kinda like he comes up with one line people will felate his ego with then makes a video that could either be completely wrong built off lies or so far fetched it isn't even worth it
@@TomasMartinoLlamas-xf4xx there is extremist overstatements on both side of climate change debate (like most other political issues). Based on my own research, it might be premature to blame the area's lower water supply on climate change, but global warming is definitely happening, and it's definitely caused by human activity. {Edit} One source I came across aggregated a number of different climate change world precipitation models that showed less precipitation over Iran and Afghan, though it was subtle.
Dude, your work is so solid!
You touched a topic very little is known about. Your research on topic is example for those who makes youtube documentaries. Great.
Love your videos like your are actually great at what u do
It is disappointing and despicable, how leaders that claim to care for both their people and world balance/peace cannot work together so BOTH nations can share by simply reconstructing the original construction flaws. Domination, Suppression and Extermination seem to be the ONLY way to FIX issues. Thank You for Sharing. Good Presentation.
I just read the history of this area surrounding Balkh. What a mess. Every two years it was conquered leaving little but four pillars of the green mosque standing. Interestingly It lead to a connection with one of the Agha Khan's public service organizations that is stabilizing the remains of the green mosque. This led to three more hours reading about him, his people, and their relationship to the many countries in which the Ismaili people currently live. Wow! What an amazing, and deep story.
The US condolence prize for abysmal collapse in Afghanistan: At least your enemies have to fight against opponents armed with the very best American equipment and weaponry.
I guess every cloud has a silver lining.
Exactly. It worked in the Indian Wars and it's working here too. LONG TERM planning -
"Since the agreement was never ratified, enforcement depended on good faith. Something in short supply as the water itself. " 👌
You Sir are a bloody genuis. I love your perspectives on little known conflicts (in the west at least). Keep up the good work❤
I second that sentiment.
really interesting report bro
Always interesting to see a new report come out -- so many thanks for making them! Small details: Why "300,0000"? And: "IX" is 9, not 4, of course... No criticism, just feedback -- great reports, altogether!
Those maps showing the decimation of old wetlands are so sad. I've long known about the poor Aral Sea, but I've not ever heard of this area in eastern Iran. Thank you for another educational video.
God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)
God be with you ❤
Great work
That is a very interesting summary, but it hardly suggests that Iran and Afghanistan are headed for war.
Thank you for this interesting video. I thought about this a lot already and actually its hard for me to imagine Iran starting a war with Afghanistan over water rights. The area they would have to occupy to secure their water sources is just too big for them...
U forget they don't need to keep the civilians, they can just go full genocidal.
If there are no humans, there is no concern for the size territory to control.
Have you ever been really, really thirsty?
They could just blow all the dams. The Taliban don't exactly have the capability to rebuild them.
@@Saberjet1950 they actually do. They are currently building a men made river to increse farm land.
It takes a missle a couple minutes to blow up a dam that took years to complete , you really think the taliban is just going to keep building dams with non existing capital and no international support, the taliban is fighting with each of its neighbors constantly, border skirmishes and hiding terrorists . They think they can keep doing this and their much larger neighbors aren’t going to at some point respond decisively
The finesse behind Britain drawing borders to ensure conflict around the world is wild
oh yeah, these regions were sooooo peaceful before the british came...
You do realize that both Afghanistan and Iran weren't drawn by the British. The only way this wouldn't be a conflict is if one nation owned the whole lake region.
@@ImperialDiecastwhen did he say that? Nice strawman
The Iran-Afghan border wasn’t created by the British.
@@alaskanbullworm5500 it isnt a strawman if his statement is the british created conflict in that region by the way they drew the borders. not only is he creating a strawman by saying the british only drew borders that way to create conflict, but with his argument he is also indirectly implying there would be no conflict if they hadnt been the ones drawing the borders. hence i asked him how things were different before. i removed his argument with a historic example. it's called debating 101.
Wow you have leveled up man!
Great analysis
It’s amazing how Afghanistan seems to want a war with all of its neighbor. In addition to iran, it continues its antagonistic and unabated relations with next door Pakistan.
Cause taliban doesn't recognize the border cause it devides the pashtum. Serves pak cause they are the ones who protected the taliban.
They need war to distract from their awful domestic rule.
Afghanistan doesn’t want war, it is merely putting the foot down and securing its own rights and borders from decades of abuse of war in Afg to use the land
its also amazing how iran wants our water because of a deal signed 50 years ago and Pakistan shoots at our border guards for no reason
@@hindukush548 deals are supose to either last in time or guive way to new improve deals.
As for shooting for no reason that's just bad training.
Nice informative video as usual, but article IX is not 4, it's 9... unless they've decided to use IX for 4, which shouldn't be the case..?
Great video
IX = 9
Incredible how you used geography and history to build a beautiful presentation
Where do you get all your info? Library?
Wonderful insights and narration
The US could never imagine that weapons left behind would be used against Iran. Right?
Dark Brandon strikes and no one notices until now
The USA, or ex/neo-colonialists, does nothing in an uncalculated way. Drawing of the borders, supporting one group vs another group, 'forgetting' weapons left behind that will help stoke more conflict, sanctions, coups etc. are all calculated moves to make sure that others are busy with each other while the USA and the other ex/neo-colonialists profit from it. This is just the divide and conquer strategy that the colonialists have used to succesfully colonize almost the rest of the world.
Half of afghanistan is Persian. Iran could just help those ethnic Persians and Persian speakers in afghanistan split from the taliban pashtun and form Khorossan.
@aperpetualguardsmanwithafl2942 we are talking about the country that drove out the British ,the Russians and the Americans . Right?
Iran is way more powerful than Afghanistan.
interesting work.
@14:02 it's article IX is 9 instead of 4
keep up the good work!
Great video
Feels pity for afganistan, on the east they face Pakistan, on West they face Iran, and being a landlocked country they're playing on extreme difficulty mode. Iran is close friend with Russia, Pakistan is close friend with China.
Its a proxy play ground. Always has been
dont worry, there wont be a war on either front. I am afghan. We just want good relations with all. Everything will be resolved through talks and discussions.
@fattiesunite2288 especially by pakistan, it's a shame they are still supported so hard by so many countries after all the mess they created. Involving in almost every war/fights, sponsoring and helping radicals and talibans (which at the end turned against them as well ). Allowing terrorists to state in their country and recruit, and I'm not even saying anything about their relations with India.
@@chacka4292 yet Pakistan is the one that countered terrorists the most?
@fattiesunite2288 I mean ofc they are against terrorism like every normal nation, helped with fighting it, now they suffer from it. But let's not forget their open recruitment and money support of talibans and radicals which is a fact. Same as supporting Kashmir terrorists. Also Osama hiding in Pakistan along some of Al Qaeda members is very unlikely no one knew about that - but yeah it might be stretch. But about rest ? Now they fight terrorists and leaders they armed, supported and trained for decades. Their government despite working with us was always trying to make mess in Afghanistan especially, to create the group that was controlled by them. It backfired really badly.
They are fine, they might have disputes, but they are also building railroad to each other.
Had no idea about the history of this water conflict. So interesting. Have never heard anyone mention the history behind it before!
An extremely well written video
4:13 Of course it's the British's fault, what did I even expect
Blame the white man for something done 170 years ago. Classic 😂
*draws scribble on a map* "Jeeves, come look at my latest masterpiece!"
The British drew it but Iran and Afghanistan maintain it. If they didnt like it they would change it but they don't.
Watch the rest of the video... The British didn't push Iran to make all those bad decisions. Its almost like the British left/lost power and the local people couldn't use diplomacy to solve their issues amicably, but sure keep blaming the British..
bro.... aint no way. @@tooschoolforcool1858
Oh yes the resource Wars I can't wait to play Fallout in real life
I'll be working for Mr House 😂😂
@@josuebarboza9809 I'll start with the Brotherhood. I want me some power armor!
@@CrazyYurie get power armor then dip! 😂😂
DO NOT BUILD A TOWN IN A SINKHOLE NEXT TO A NUKE 😂😂
@@josuebarboza9809build one in a mountains or in an islands
I thought the title was a stretch but I stand corrected. I learned a lot.
Interesting report
Brilliant as always Sir! ❤
I swear some day the countries highlighted in his videos will be like hmm... seems like a good idea
Easier to do nothing and blame a tea drinker from 200 years ago.
Paaji spotted
@@thelordofcringe do you know what projecting means?
also learn basic math.. the tea drinkers were effing the country for 124 years longer than your claim - not the worst claim on the internet but still quite wrong.. i presume you are a descendant of those tea drinking effers?
and then чай drinkers effed them up some more, Pakis helped a lot with it by making Taliban from orphans created by the чай drinkers, and later two more decades of effing from the great US of A.
@@fizzy14😂😂😂😂
Fantastic video. Very insightful and well researched. Please take a bit more distance from your microphone though... You're peaking with every other word.
Dude Shirvan's English pronunciation has gotten much better over the years, really nice to hear!
Who sees Water as just “atoms and particules” 😂 , Water is life brother
There are mistakes:
•The colour scheme of the map does not conform to the legend.
•The border was not imposed by the UK lol, it was determined by agreement between the two sides, mediated by Britain. And mind you, the agreement was a very little rectification, the border has been more or less the same since the XVIIIth century.
A fascinating part of the ancient world thank you for the information
Very interesting