Islamic Emirate delegation leaves for Tashkent
KABUL (SW) – The Islamic Emirate delegation has left for Tashkent to attend the forthcoming international conference on Afghanistan in the Uzbekistan capital.
Category: Central Asia
Uzbekistan to stage international conference on Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Uzbekistan is set to stage an international conference on the situation in Afghanistan, confirmed officials.
Afghanistan has not paid debt for electricity, says Tajik official
MONITORING (SW) – Asia Plus news agency reported that Mohammad Omar Asuzada, head of the National Electricity Company of Tajikistan, said in a press conference on Tuesday that Afghanistan has not yet paid its debt for imported the electricity.
Analysts see Russia challenging the US in Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Russia is working actively to “normalize” the situation in Afghanistan, President Vladimir Putin said during a visit to neighboring Tajikistan, evoking Moscow’s responsibilities in the area.
India hosts SCO-RATS meet; focus on the situation in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – Counter-terrorism experts from India, Pakistan and other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Monday deliberated on boosting cooperation in combating various regional security challenges at a meeting hosted by New Delhi.
Analysts fear for fallout of unrest in Kazakhstan on Afghanistan
KABUL (SW) – Analysts fear the mounting unrest in Kazakhstan would eventually have its impacts on Afghanistan as well.
Tajikistan mobilizing 20,000 reservists at border with Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The government of Tajikistan is mobilizing 20,000 reservists to protect its more than 900-kilometre-long border with Afghanistan.
Over 1000 border guards, uprising force members retreat to Tajikistan
FAIZABAD (SW) – In the wake of mounting Taliban assaults, at least 1000 security forces from Badhakhshan province of Afghanistan retreated back towards neighboring Tajikistan, sources told Salam Watandar.
Kyrgyz of the Pamirs lament lack of government attention
FAIZABAD (SW) – The Kyrgyz community members living in the valleys of the Pamir Mountains in Badakhshan province say the government has neglected them.
Afghanistan, Tajikistan ink MoUs as Ghani arrives in Dushanbe
Afghanistan and Tajikistan on Monday inked multiple memorandums of understanding as President Ashraf Ghani arrived in Dushanbe to attend the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process (HAIP).
Afghanistan welcomes declaration by Extended “Troika”
The Afghan government has welcomed the final declaration of the Moscow meeting, calling it a step towards serious negotiations to achieve a peace based on the will of the people.
Turkey plans to host Afghan peace talks in April
Turkey plans to host Afghanistan peace talks in Istanbul in April, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, and Ankara will appoint an Afghanistan special envoy.
