The Islamic Emirate's foreign minister expressed alarm over the Helmand River's lack of water.

The ministry said in a statement that Iran's Technical Team visit to Dehravud Hydrometric Station shows that the water in this river has decreased to less than seven cubic meters per second, which is alarming.

According to the statement, the Iranian delegation assessed the current water year to be far less than normal particularly due to the severe droughts caused by the global phenomenon of climate change.

“As a result of the observation, the Iranian delegation found that the Helmand river has the least water flow and its tributaries such as Arghandab, Musa Dala, Arghistan and Tarnak are completely dry where water only flows during floods, making it difficult for the Helmand river water to reach the Delta area,” the statement reads.

"On the day when the Iranian delegation measured the water flow in the Dehravud Hydrometric Station, the water flow was less than seven cubic meters per second, which is actually alarming,” Zia Ahmad Takal, deputy spokesman of the foreign ministry said.

The statement said that if it rains and the conditions are favorable, the Islamic Emirate will be committed to pay Iran's rights.

"If the amount of water is complete and we have water, then we will fulfill our commitment 100%,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman of the Islamic Emirate.

Meanwhile, some water experts asked the Islamic Emirate to remove Iran's illegal barriers and pumps from the river of Helmand on the common border of the two countries.

"Iran has to fulfill the commitment it made within the Helmand Treaty framework and remove the obstacles from the Helmand River that have cut off water to the Kang and Chakhansuor districts. And there are illegal pumps on the border pumping water illegally into this country,” said Najibullah Sadid, a water expert.

In the past few months, the issue of water rights from the Helmand River has become a controversial issue between Afghanistan and Iran.

Earlier, Iran's foreign minister said that Tehran has placed the issue of its water rights from Afghanistan on its agenda through legal and political means.