Consider the following statements about a river:
This river originates in the Hindu Kush mountain range and flows into Hamoun wetlands after covering a long stretch of about 1,100 km. There has been serious conflicts between two neighbouring nations regarding the sharing of water from this river.
Identify the river from the following:
Mekong
Tarim
Indus
Helmand
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UPSC NDA-2 – 2023
The Helmand River originates in the Hindu Kush mountain range (specifically, the Baba mountains) in Afghanistan. It flows southwest through Afghanistan and into Iran, where it empties into the Hamoun wetlands (a series of lakes and marshes on the border). Its length is approximately 1,150 km. There has been a long-standing dispute between Afghanistan and Iran over the sharing of the Helmand River’s water.