Why Iran and Afghanistan are headed to war

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[@shzarmai]

The water wars are beginning huh?....

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[@TheEsseboy]

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[@benoitbvg2888]

Maybe SLIGHTLY less risky than NFTs.

[@philip2205]

@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...

[@broccoliface4501]

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.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

The mic definitely helps make it sound better too

[@Holammer]

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!

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

its a downside. having accent is a good thing.

[@kumbaya69421]

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.

[@kc4276]

Literally everyone has ‘an accent’ (unless you speak RP English).

[@vizfact]

Video starts @ 3:22

[@cartermorrissette5560]

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[@sneg_9310]

Thanks

[@MisterFusion113]

when the promotion is interrupted by an ad, this skip deserved 👍

[@dess3597]

Papa bless

[@jovancvetojevic3980]

Thanks, it always nice to skip Shivrans scamy ads. He would sell his own family if he could.

[@julianshepherd2038]

The art scheme smells like a bubble that will burst.

[@lexprontera8325]

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.

[@yzdatabase4175]

he is shilling a scam. standard on yt.

[@titanicisshit1647]

@@lexprontera8325 if you can make a 10 mil donation to an art organization to say your shit painting isn't shit,but can you?

[@d_all_in]

It's not a bubble as much as it is an outright scam

[@vickythefist7062]

​@@d_all_inhaha thought as much .they must think we're all dumb asses 😂

[@akbrahma7739]

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.

[@genovayork2468]

The Mauryans and Seljuks didn't start in modern Afghanistan. Don't comment if you don't know shit. Embarrassment.

[@IbnWobbler]

It’s because tribalism and racism. If they United on islam then it would be fixed. Secularism basically destroyed the Middle East

[@advancetotabletop5328]

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

[@Witnessmoo]

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

[@CDSAfghan]

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.

[@gregwarner3753]

"Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting" So it has always been.

[@dimaignatiev6370]

Or in Pashtu: Whiskey is haram, water is for fighting

[@iQLQ]

@@dimaignatiev6370🗿🏳

[@ravinraven6913]

well yea, can't have whisky without water. So without water, you can't drink, either way.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

​​@@ravinraven6913without 1 you can have the other and without the other you have nothing

[@Gudha_Ismintis]

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)

[@Admiral-General_Aladeen]

Is he backed by the US goverment? Yes: Well we are fucked No: Hippity hoppity your land is now goverment property

[@Greyalien587]

U know that would not work right..if another country bought the land then maybe ..but a single businessman would get his land seized

[@hurrdurrmurrgurr]

@@Greyalien587 As long as bribes are paid politicians will happily let Nestle drain their country dry.

[@MionMikan]

Highly underrated Bond film for sure!

[@SchiwiM]

probably the reason why the US invaded Afghanistan 😅

[@peterbellini6102]

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.

[@AdrianBoyko]

Almost everything is more than just a collection of atoms

[@blink182bfsftw]

​@@AdrianBoykoyeah lol how is this a "deep" phrase

[@darthparallax5207]

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.

[@peterbellini6102]

@@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.

[@peterbellini6102]

@@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?

[@junsu21]

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!

[@LyubomirIko]

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.

[@lexprontera8325]

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!

[@zeroyuki92]

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.

[@nikolasmacedonites917]

As an alove artist I please you to go learn some English, or at least use Google translate

[@zeroyuki92]

@@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.

[@LyubomirIko]

@@nikolasmacedonites917 "alove" is not a valid word, you should follow your own advice.

[@adavidavis2762]

Best Caspian Report video for a while. Those Masterworks ads really do irk me though.

[@TomasMartinoLlamas-xf4xx]

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!

[@Joe-po9xn]

Afghanistan, almost immediately after ending a war and still actively fighting one internally: Gee! Look what time it is! War O’Clock!

[@placebomandingo2095]

I think leaving all that gear behind was a brilliant strategic move by the USA.

[@sankss1684]

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.

[@saeeddookat2330]

Give us some resources for your words ?

[@jontaedouglas7244]

And yet people really view BRICS as a threat to NATO

[@marcusaetius9309]

I guess you haven’t been following oil prices recently.

[@hichic4390]

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.

[@jontalbot1]

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

[@TT-jg8ju]

Starts 3:24 😎👍

[@harrygroundwater2590]

Cheers 🍻

[@j_k_rz]

Thanks

[@kingofcards9516]

Thanks.

[@AdamMaroun]

finally someone else is annoyed by this repetitive and sponsored intro

[@gk21wolf60]

Youre awesome literally guessed the sponsor and realized I was in a extended Segway as it hardly even started 😑 good work tho

[@christopherjustice6411]

Iran: Thinking of invading Afghanistan. Britain, Russia and America: Lol, good luck. They’re your problem now.

[@TheBucketSkill]

At least its there actual business being as there neighbhor and water stealer.

[@johnxina987]

Joe Biden to Taliban: "Come on, men, I left you all that equipment in mint condition. Make it useful! "

[@dirtypure2023]

Make it hafipalupashsst... you know the thing! Come on, man!

[@magicmachine1637]

Dark Brandon strikes again

[@looinrims]

‘Please save my stupid decisions!’

[@senti2175]

It wasnt left in mint condition though

[@SalehAbdurRaheem]

😂 mint condition

[@lucaswallace7476]

"Another round! Let's go. 10 minute adventure!"

[@ihavenojawandimustscream4681]

Home by Ramadan

[@wtr3059]

You'd think Iran would've learnt this lesson from the Iran-Iraq War

[@saeeddookat2330]

@@wtr3059 what lesson?

[@lucaswallace7476]

@@saeeddookat2330 mountainous attrition warfare.

[@saeeddookat2330]

@@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 !

[@clamsoup]

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.

[@EZ-viewing.]

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. ❤

[@bobdollaz3391]

He shows his bias when addressing the Artsakh occupation by his daddy Aliyev

[@ruaridhcampbell8757]

Ummk

[@sagebiddi]

@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 . 🤦🏾👳🏾‍♂️🤺🤷🏾‍♂️

[@enriqueperezarce5485]

@@bobdollaz3391It’s impossible to not have bias, only when you misinform is when it’s bad

[@charlesferdinand422]

"If two fishes are fighting in a river, an Englishman must be nearby". -Old Native American saying

[@2hotflavored666]

Oh yes, because this saying doesn't apply to the rest of Humanity and especially the Natives. A bunch of hypocrites as always.

[@uncletedscabin4625]

@@2hotflavored666 When your history was never written down you can just make it up on the fly.

[@weirdshibainu]

That's a good one

[@charlesferdinand422]

@@2hotflavored666 Agreed, but that doesn't mean the phrase isn't accurate though 😂

[@2hotflavored666]

@@charlesferdinand422 Not saying it isn't 😂

[@ambition112]

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. Recap by Tammy AI

[@ezio_auditore5425]

14:01 That would be “article 9” not 4. IX versus IV.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

True. Noticed immediately as well.

[@CaspianReport]

Absolutely, you're on point! It's "IX"actly what I meant, and I appreciate your "IV"-idence in setting the record straight!

[@wlee9888]

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[@default179]

​@@wlee9888random word without context

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[@realm8286]

It's funny how Afghanistan has the best rivers, but no electricity, no agriculture, and no running water in bigger cities.

[@senti2175]

Ya thats what happens when a nation has been at war with super powers for half a century

[@bastiaan7777777]

@@senti2175 They choose to. They could have handed over Binladen, but njooo....

[@hindukush548]

@@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.

[@senti2175]

@@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.

[@bastiaan7777777]

@@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."

[@bayhappy3992]

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!

[@vers9034]

Downvoted as the video promotes a scam.

[@Mummymunmuggy]

You are a great source for geopolitical news. Keep up the actual journalism, the world needs it.

[@stingray4988]

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.

[@stephenhays7179]

There is a saying in the American west, "Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over"

[@anitagorse9204]

Who on earth is not heading into war? If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands...sigh.

[@Spacemongerr]

Most places aren't.

[@Max_Jacoby]

Vatican isn't heading into war. Their population is 764 people though. This is less people than in a building I live in.

[@anitagorse9204]

@@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.

[@joshuaj.aguero2225]

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.

[@Oblivisci........]

*Fell swoop

[@tomsoki5738]

That, like most world borders, was the British Empire.

[@joshuaj.aguero2225]

@@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.

[@guybrushthreepwood4758]

Iran was not a colony

[@-John-Doe-]

@@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.

[@KevinGoodyshaft]

your accent has improved greatly over the years

[@living_peace]

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

[@puraLusa]

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.

[@musa9371]

​@@puraLusa that's a different river in the north that feeds Uzbekistan not Iran.

[@beback_]

"new Afghan government" lol don't give the Taliban legitimacy

[@magesalmanac6424]

This channel has become nothing but fear mongering. Disappointing.

[@darthparallax5207]

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.

[@Conman101]

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!

[@ronaldl9085]

Great report, again. Thanks!

[@kokigephart111]

The US could never imagine that weapons left behind would be used against Iran. Right?

[@chichan8424]

Dark Brandon strikes and no one notices until now

[@DragovianMythiX]

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.

[@KoroushRP]

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.

[@kokigephart111]

@aperpetualguardsmanwithafl2942 we are talking about the country that drove out the British ,the Russians and the Americans . Right?

[@KnightxxArrow]

Iran is way more powerful than Afghanistan.

[@Threezi04]

4:13 Of course it's the British's fault, what did I even expect

[@ezio_auditore5425]

Blame the white man for something done 170 years ago. Classic 😂

[@BruceLeedar]

*draws scribble on a map* "Jeeves, come look at my latest masterpiece!"

[@MA_KA_PA_TIE]

The British drew it but Iran and Afghanistan maintain it. If they didnt like it they would change it but they don't.

[@tooschoolforcool1858]

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..

[@roc_cave2107]

bro.... aint no way. @@tooschoolforcool1858

[@ez30yearsago48]

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.

[@fattiesunite2288]

Its a proxy play ground. Always has been

[@MadisonHazel]

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.

[@chacka4292]

​@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.

[@fattiesunite2288]

@@chacka4292 yet Pakistan is the one that countered terrorists the most?

[@chacka4292]

@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.

[@hamzashahid6263]

As a Pakistani, I wish the situation would settle down for our neighbors.

[@rohankadam2896]

Pakistan should stop terrorism

[@iknow2145]

go back to lndia

[@guyfromaucklandnz]

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.

[@supernautacus]

Exactly. It worked in the Indian Wars and it's working here too. LONG TERM planning -

[@bmoney28]

Do a video on Artsakh. The people of Artsakh deserve more coverage than that crisis has gotten.

[@Mopmipmup]

He is Azerbaijani...

[@bmoney28]

@@Mopmipmup lmao yeah his previous video on that conflict had serious azeri bias. wack

[@AnUnderdogg]

"Since the agreement was never ratified, enforcement depended on good faith. Something in short supply as the water itself. " 👌

[@Numba003]

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. ✝️ :)

[@aaronmarks9366]

God be with you ❤

[@alexanderSydneyOz]

That is a very interesting summary, but it hardly suggests that Iran and Afghanistan are headed for war.

[@bertone83]

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...

[@puraLusa]

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.

[@Doo_Doo_Patrol]

Have you ever been really, really thirsty?

[@Saberjet1950]

They could just blow all the dams. The Taliban don't exactly have the capability to rebuild them.

[@puraLusa]

@@Saberjet1950 they actually do. They are currently building a men made river to increse farm land.

[@PakiJuggernaut]

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

[@Platypuzz]

Great analysis, as always. It's worth doing an episode on Somalia, with the ongoing military operation Tiger claw or something, and the possible withdrawal of US/alliance troops. Al Shabab will take control of the county easily. It is the same scenario of Afghanistan. There are many indicators...

[@darthvader4594]

What arw you talking about?the situation in somalia has literally improved gradually,they have a functioning democratic govt and their military is slowly retaking territory.

[@davesprivatelounge]

@@darthvader4594 source?

[@Platypuzz]

Forgot to mention the upcoming El Niño. This will contribute to worsening the humanitarian situation. I hope I am worng

[@Platypuzz]

@darthvader4594 I see your point. But, exactly like what was happening in Afghanistan, just right before Taliban took over. And btw, there are fewer hostilites recorded since taliban took over. But the country is now 500 years behind... It's more complex than you think, yet the indicators are clearly going towards the abovementioned scenario...

[@ramatgan1]

Somalia is fine. Our SNA army is destroying the western funded terrorists. Don't worry about Somalia. We are very brave and resilient and we will defat the western sponsored terrorists. Worry about your own country.

[@slhgrow7683]

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.

[@p.t.mathew7870]

Wonderful insights and narration

[@genovayork2468]

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.

[@tlrlml]

Britain can no longer be blamed for the Middle East's borders... the _independent_ nations involved have had plenty of time to sort out there border issues peacefully.

[@lorenzomizushal3980]

That's not how it works.

[@tlrlml]

@@lorenzomizushal3980 Oh, I see, because _independent_ nations refuse to work together to fix there issues... we blame those who have not had any say in the matter for decades! Is it laziness or hatred that makes it not work?

[@lorenzomizushal3980]

@@tlrlml Since it's the equivalent to severely crippling a person decades ago, yes, even if decades have passed the crippler would still get the blame today.

[@thorin4406]

​@lorenzomizushal3980 Not the best analogy, regional conflict can be resolved / repaired in a way that severely crippled people cannot. The best refutation would be to look at Europe. Not that long ago, European nations were at each other's throats, yet today, there is peace, trade and cooperation. OP is correct. At some point you have to acknowledge that historic injustices are not enough to fully explain the current issues.

[@tlrlml]

@@lorenzomizushal3980 Sounds like an old, and very tired, excuse to do nothing about issues they could easily fix. In some cases its been over 60 years. There has been plenty of time to make adjustment with neighbors, or, to find peace within borders...

[@IndiaTides]

Afghans have dispute with Pakistan as well. They claim Pashtun area of Pakistan. Taliban is asserting the claim after Pakistan celebrated their victory against the USA.

[@amsalkhan4754]

Some Afghans claim it. But the Taliban and previous govt have said that the Durand is the border. The main issue is the FATA area of kpk and the ttp whom have their own issues with the Taliban

[@IndiaTides]

@@amsalkhan4754 nope. Taliban never accepted it.

[@amsalkhan4754]

@@IndiaTides yea sorry they do recognise it however they won't attack. They main issue is the TTP which has conflict with both Afghan Taliban and Pakistan

[@smartdevilevil]

​@@amsalkhan4754is that what Geo news told you to think?

[@fgcbrooklyn]

Excellent commentay on developments that are completely ignrored by the Western media. Thank you for the insight and analysis.

[@unabashedlymodest4355]

While I agree it was well done..why on earth would western media regularly be writing about this? Like do you think Iranian media is writing about Mexican-American relations all the time?

[@chamonix4658]

ignored by all media immediately outside iran and Afghanistan

[@IronWarrior86]

Had Iran mended ties with Israel then the latter would have built desalianation plants for Iran so they could irrigate using seawater as well as making it viable for human consumption.

[@yougetaspear7799]

Talk about blood being thicker than water

[@BlackMarvel25]

Israel would never do that for Iran

[@eljangoolak]

Lol it's not a matter of technology, we can build it ourselves, firstly the salt water lakes / ocean is too far, secondly the running costs are too high to be worth it.

[@onetwo6180]

@IronWarrior86 Why specifically Israel when so many other countries have desalination plants? 🤔

[@IronWarrior86]

@@onetwo6180 No other country has offered to help as far as i'm aware.

[@sr64olds]

Excellent analysis. Nicely done. Your good work is appreciated!

[@zoyo8903]

Asking two authoritarian, ethno-theocractic dictatorships staffed by religious fundamentalists to be 'tolerant' is like asking fire to freeze your ice cream. I'm doubtful for any type of real resolution, but perhaps I will be mistaken.

[@AkshanshJha]

I swear some day the countries highlighted in his videos will be like hmm... seems like a good idea

[@thelordofcringe]

Easier to do nothing and blame a tea drinker from 200 years ago.

[@fizzy14]

Paaji spotted

[@nescius2]

@@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?

[@nescius2]

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.

[@KashmirEmpireof5000years]

​@@fizzy14😂😂😂😂

[@darrelllancaster9554]

Thank You for covering the many impending water wars. Very educational. 💧💎🌍

[@sampotter4455]

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 ...

[@MLGproleague]

Incredible video, always been a fan but the way this is all explained is very informative and detailed.

[@PeckerwoodIndustries]

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.

[@brinaldoramziski976]

I'm starting to understand why billions of military equipment was "abandoned".

[@CharliMorganMusic]

Bro, not everything is a conspiracy. The most likely explanation is that there was a limited amount of cargo that could be taken out of Afghanistan and trucks and small arms just didn't make the cut. Is it a happy accident? Yeah, probably, but it almost certainly wasn't something that anyone was championing.

[@brinaldoramziski976]

@@CharliMorganMusic buddy, happy accidents are all too common. There doesn't need to be a conspiracy for people to know what their move is.

[@michaelborden363]

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.

[@akhilyadav4694]

0:55 "..rainfall drop preciptiously." ~Caspun Report 2023

[@_robustus_]

“Rainfall drops precipitously” 😉 That’s why it’s called precipitation 🤓

[@johndewey6358]

Shirvan you did a good job on this report. I hope war does not become necessary. Iran has been hosting 6-7 million Afghan refugees inside Iran with no help from UN or other international organizations for the past 44 years. These refugees have been source of huge expenses associated with caring, feeding, housing, educating, healthcare services.... this is as much as the GDP of some countries. I hope Afghans find a peaceful solution to their issues and offer more hope for their young generations that have a lot of potential.

[@IndependenceFreedomAntiGhoul]

How deluded can one be 🤦🏻‍♂️ UN does pays Iran for its refugees WHILE Iran charges the refugees for visa. Refugees in Iran don’t have any rights, are forced into Iranian wars, misused, suppressed and misused as workers. Actually without refugees from Afghanistan will most of the Iranian economic sectors will collapse. That’s why the Iranians supported Taleban terrorists 😢🤦🏻‍♂️💔

[@B3Band]

you made up that number

[@johndewey6358]

@@B3Band Explain what you mean and the reason.

[@colehoward5074]

​@@johndewey6358he means you made up that number. By a huge amount too. Iran has under 800,000 afghan refugees, and even their highest estimates day about 2 million undocumented afghans, which wouldn't be receiving any kind of aid or financing. Try again lol

[@atanacioluna292]

Thanks for that argument; we do not hear this line of thought in the West. It is essential regardless of what the correct numbers might be. This would lead me to believe that peace will prevail. Yey. As I said before. Pluvicopia can make Afghanistan into a vast water exporter, sufficient to fill the Aral Sea and provide Afghan, Iran, and all the Stans all the water they would want while regulating rain and controlling flooding in Pakistan and Northern India. It is easy and hugely profitable. It also produces sufficient energy to practically eliminate fossil fuels.

[@truthnottreason7287]

You Sir are a bloody genuis. I love your perspectives on little known conflicts (in the west at least). Keep up the good work❤

[@ronjon7942]

I second that sentiment.

[@guzylad5]

H2O, is a compound. A group of atoms, not an atom.

[@virgilcaine3291]

He said, "Rainfall has dropped parcipitously." ❤

[@guydreamr]

Assisted no doubt, by the covfefe of climate denial.

[@williamyoung9401]

Good. Iran needs to chill out. The less help they give Russia and the less chaos they cause in Iraq and Pakistan, the better for everyone.

[@iVETAnsolini]

When I was in Afghanistan in 2010-2011. I was in Farrah province, shewan. The afghanis did not like the Iranians

[@amazingamx1255]

Its due to shia fanatisism among iranians

[@nikolasmacedonites917]

​@@amazingamx1255of course it's not due to Sunni extremism in Afghanistan lol

[@illuminati2341]

Is there someone who likes Iranians? lmao

[@nikolasmacedonites917]

@@illuminati2341 with such high culture so much art so many well educated people such lively and friendly people and such rich history, yes there are many people that love Iranians and Iran, generally well educated people that know about the world. The rest don't matter, they know what they are served only. And when and if the political situation changes, they'll be shown different things and they will also like.

[@Hasanbas-rv3vm]

@@nikolasmacedonites917nah f.. iran those arab wansnbes with arabic script😂😂😂😂

[@tobiramaezio202]

Ah, the Brits.. never gets old

[@mudra5114]

Yeah, blame the Brits.

[@IRosamelia]

Some countries like Afghanistan, Iran, NoKo or Haiti seem to be cursed 😢

[@puma2334]

Nothing is cursed in geopolitics

[@vantagehistory1813]

agreed..................... actually war between iran and afghanistan......... will increase importance of pak and our economy will start recovering

[@gerrardjones28]

I hear lots of negativity can curse places

[@ricardohumildebrabo]

Cursed by US intervention.

[@normanclatcher]

​@@puma2334The Balkans

[@erf3176]

Pakistan must be rooting for Iran and Afghanistan to get it on. Whenever Afghanistan isn't busy doing something else, they start getting ideas about unifying the Pashtun people in one country. Islamabad has a lot of other problems going right now to deal with that stuff.

[@amazingamx1255]

@@basilmagnanimous7011Pakistan is a fake british drawn country. Pakistani elite know this and prefer to deay the inevitable so that they may loot’s Pakistanis for aslong as possible

[@Kenkalsi]

Afghans can cultivate Saffron. Taliban should give License for opium cultivation and sell that to usa and eu governments as it's needed in medicine too. Sell opium at high prices and legally.

[@shdwbnndbyyt]

Since the climate is always changing as the interglacial warming period of the current ice age continues to warm as it has for the past several thousand years, with several "little ice ages" caused by natural cycles and massive volcanic explosions stopping the warming trend for a few centuries at a time. Case in point, the little Ice Age that started in the 1300 AD time period ended only in the 1850's. An Ice Age only ends when there are NO more continental glaciers or polar ice caps. Sea levels have raised over 100 meters since the start of the current interglacial warming period thousands of years ago, as shown by the recent archaeological finds of cities under the Indian Ocean over 30 miles (50 km) off the current coast of India. Note that per the geological and ice core data, this has been the COLDEST interglacial period of the last 500,000 years or more.

[@emarr3720]

The warmup period is over. It should be getting colder globally. Our planet goes thru more colder, longer cycles than warm. Malkovich elucidated this with his work. Your “little ice ages” caught my attention at how furtively you threw in “natural cycles”. I can’t think of one. I can think of sudden events that have resulted in climate change like the Younger Dryas or other ice dam breaks like the emptying of Lake Missoula resulting the Scablands of eastern Washington & Idaho. they have suddenly changed the geography & the climate for a period of time. Sudden change is natural but hardly a cycle. You strike me as a global warming denier. Yes, the cycles are real but we should be getting colder instead of warmer. Human activity is changing the natural cycles. I’m better informed than most & haven’t drank the Kool-Aid. I believe in nuclear power, don’t think EVs are ready for mainstream bc the batt tech is not there yet, & I think we should continue using fossil fuels, & I do believe in climate accords like the Kyoto treaty but not in its current incarnation that has enforcement teeth & allows China to play fast & loose bc they say, they are a developing nation.

[@emarr3720]

*Milankovitch. Damn iOS autocorrect is the worse. You’d think with the head start Apple had that it would be the best. & whatever happened to contextual autocorrect?!

[@lexjemerson758]

Love your videos like your are actually great at what u do

[@Darkest_matter]

Why does Iran need Afghan rivers? They're surrounded by water.

[@kianster9529]

bro you cant just drink the ocean water, salt water just makes you more thirsty

[@mattboyle5572]

Now we start to understand why the US withdrawal was so rushed and somehow they "left" weapons behind.

[@mikeg.5233]

They are all crazy. There is never a point where the human being can’t stand not killing somebody. Usually the innocent people and children suffer the most. What the hell is wrong with people?

[@humboldthammer]

The devil and dragon remain on Earth, and they know that their judgement is set for 10/12/26. Revelation 12: 12-13. So, they have plotted to prove mankind unfit for God's kingdom with a worldwide war, and thereby to absolve themselves of blame. "Not my fault." the devil argues, "Jesus, Himself, tried to teach these beasts to love one another, 1,993 years ago -- almost two full days in Heaven. Surely, the Ancient of Days will judge Man at fault. Or Jesus. Not Me." The devil is delusional -- Daniel 7: 9-14. Every desperate nation, tribe, and peoples for themselves . . . in the Name of GAUD -- Grand Architect of Ur Destruction.

[@CaptainPepega]

Thank god I was born in America and not one of the stans 🙏

[@Nicefoolkilla]

Born 'dian

[@nameless7699]

This sounds about as likely as your “Russia will collapse” video made nearly 1 1/2 years ago😂

[@Redstripe921]

I stopped watching all "russia & china will collapse videos" on youtube

[@globuscola]

Russia is collapsing. Slowly, but surely. Their demographic gap and the isolation on the world stage they're experiencing is bound to severely weaken them in the long run. No, Russia will not implode. No, Russia will not fall into disarray with a trillion small republics taking its place. But it will progressively become weaker economically. Not to the point of ending its illegal war in Ukraine, as Putin went all in on that and will rather cannibalise his country's economy than admit defeat (which is what he's doing). Or PRC might declare it their protectorate, which feels like a genuine possibility at this point honestly.

[@skygge1006]

Russia is showing signs of collapse. Even a rebellion, although short lived, showed cracks in Russias stability.

[@advancetotabletop5328]

Russia and China have already collapsed. They just don’t know it.

[@meshelnoori383]

Yeah I really think this is BS

[@simphiwedhlamini5399]

Great video. Interested to know how the Saudis and China plan to help alleviate the situation between Iran and Afghanistan as a way to increase their foreign soft power.

[@sagatlike3393]

China might as usual do the economic approach. Saudis have no way of influencing Iran since they and the us basically already are in a proxy wsr with Iran in Yemen..

[@rotfogel]

Neither Iran nor Afghan have the capability for war. They only can slap one another around a bit.

[@protorhinocerator142]

Both Iran and Afghanistan are notoriously difficult to invade. A war between these two states could last a very long time with no clear winner.

[@abdullaali1799]

No one can afford war. There is no appetite for it. .... Other than neocons.

[@manny760]

And this is why you leave all your weaponry because it's too "expensive" to bring home.... Destabilization is a common tool in the US playbook

[@kenneth9874]

You know sniffy joe doesn't have the brains for that

[@Sayntavian]

14:01 Article IX is "Nine" I think you mean

[@geraldmeehan8942]

Water is the new gold. What will happen when the glaciers melt?

[@DieFlabbergast]

Everyone will move to Britain, or elsewhere :)

[@solconcordia4315]

The Golden Horde.

[@shikamaruthehokage]

We will just get more ice from the fridge.

[@Alsayid]

The term is not "storm in a teacup," it is "tempest in a teacup."

[@johnxina987]

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[@lytoxel]

Bing Chilling

[@kapoioBCS]

Ok bot

[@elfoxy1997]

Lao gan ma wisdom

[@dirtypure2023]

Uhh

[@LyubomirIko]

War is killing.

[@markusketonen2412]

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..?

[@sideshowbilly3755]

Video begins at @3:21

[@aleinstein3223]

Now you know why all that military equipment was left. Great move, Biden.

[@levismith7444]

Afghanistan has a better arsenal then Iran at this point 😂

[@supernautacus]

That was the ONLY part of the plan he followed! Stupidly, and SADLY, too...

[@blink182bfsftw]

It was Trump's withdrawal plan as you conveniently forgot to mention

[@infidelheretic923]

Afghanistan has the upper hand in the dispute less so because of the unratified agreement and more so because it has the upstream side of the rivers.

[@jprofessional7494]

Usa " withdrew" from afghanistan mysteriously and " accidentally " leaving the afghans/talibans millions in weapons.....all of a sudden they want to go to war with iran 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aliensinmyass7867]

"Water is more than just a bunch of atoms" These lines are getting REALLY dumb now man.

[@Joe-po9xn]

“Settle down, kids. I’m your host Shirvan, and this is Your Bedtime Report.” - Shirvan as a parent, probably

[@concernedcitizen2766]

A war against Afghanistan by Iran could be seen as an Iranian equivalent to the Falklands War. This is because the Shiite regime in Iran is in deep economic and political trouble, and it’s possible that a war against the Taliban could be used as a distraction from these issues.

[@concernedcitizen2766]

@@basilmagnanimous7011 in this case, both Iran and Afghanistan would be Argentina. It would be a simultaneous Falklands scenario. The question now should be who throws the first punch.

[@KoroushRP]

@@basilmagnanimous7011azeris in azerbeyjan province are around 6 million, overall in Iran theyre 10-13 million but most are assimilated and Persianized and arabs are only a million, a small minority. While afghanistan is half Persian and they all want separation from taliban pashtun.

[@KoroushRP]

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.

[@concernedcitizen2766]

@@KoroushRP would Khorossan become a new Iranian province? Or a puppet state?

[@KoroushRP]

@@concernedcitizen2766 a part of Iran and Tajikistan

[@ninehundreddollarluxuryyac5958]

When two of your enemies fight each other, either stay out of it, or give destructive weapons to both sides. Water can be a powerful weapon. Withhold it in the dry season and unleash a torrent after heavy rains when drainage is already pushed over the limit. It stops when they agree to your demands.

[@xdanbo1859]

I am sure NATO and the West will make this problem worse. Gotta feed that MIC beast.

[@_FMSL_]

Not a conspiracy theorist but could that be why the US left a-lot of equipment? Knowing they need / agreed to use it against Iran?

[@kls1836]

😂 8 gorrilion iq move from the pentagon

[@jeremywerner9489]

No, a lot of of equipment was left because of a combination of a very rushed departure, and the fact that the Afghan military had a bunch of US equipment and they folded like a house of cards, leaving all that equipment in Taliban hands. Thanks, Trump.

[@Torrenting-Legally]

​@@jeremywerner9489are you that naive to believe that? 40-80 billion is not something you just leave behind and say oops, they did it on purpose to f up Iran, Pakistan and maybe even China

[@supernautacus]

As well as Pakistan and China? You understand MUCH. ^_^

[@myhandlehasbeenmishandled]

Actually I've a somewhat common practice for the US. Kind of cost cutting. Surprisingly, my understanding is they find shipping them back cost prohibitive.