The Pashdan Dam, also known as Band-e Pashdan, is located about to the northeast of Herat, Afghanistan, in the Karukh District of Herat Province. It is an embankment dam with a canal network. Its power station became operational in 2025. The dam is capable of producing up to 2 megawatts of electricity and provide irrigation water to over of agricultural land. Its reservoir can store up to 54 million cubic meters of water.
Work on the $117 million Pashdan Dam project began by Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water in 2011, during the tenure of then-Minister Ismail Khan. After the project was completed, tourists from various parts of Afghanistan began visiting the area for leisure and pleasure purposes. It is the second-largest dam in Herat Province after the Salma Dam.
See also List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan List of power stations in Afghanistan List of rivers of Afghanistan Tourism in Afghanistan
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