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Uzbek media outlets report that Oybek Usmanov has been appointed Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Afghanistan. According to Uzbekistan Daily , Mr. Usmanov arrived in Kabul on Monday, October 28 and has begun his official duties. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday September 18, the UN Security Council examined the impacts of the Taliban’s new morality law on women and girls in Afghanistan, with speakers calling on the de facto authorities to reverse course and strengthen their engagement with the international community. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations Security Council will hold its quarterly two-day meeting on Afghanistan in New York on September 18-19. Roza Otunbayeva, Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), and Sima Bahous, the UN Women Executive Director, will deliver speeches on the situation in Afghanistan at this meeting. asiaplustj.info »
On September 11, 2024, a ceremony was held at the border of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan with the participation of delegations of the two countries to launch the construction of energy and transport infrastructure facilities. asiaplustj.info »
TOLOnews reports that Abdul Latif Mansour, acting Minister of Energy and Water of Afghanistan's Taliban ruling government, on August 3 announced a new strategy to delineate Afghanistan’s borders with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, which were reportedly eroded due to flooding. asiaplustj.info »
TOLOnews reports that the Administrative Deputy of the Prime Minister's Office, in a meeting with the head of UNAMA, called for the transfer of Afghanistan's seat at the UN to the interim government, the lifting of sanctions and the removal of Islamic Emirate officials' names from the blacklist. asiaplustj.info »
The UN announced ùò May 21 that the third meeting on Afghanistan, involving special representatives from various countries, will take place in Doha. According to the Organization, the meeting is scheduled for June 30 and July 1. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations has deprived Afghanistan of the right to vote at the UN General Assembly sessions due to non-payment of the membership fee of this organization and not providing a valid reason for non-payment. asiaplustj.info »
Russia is reportedly preparing to recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Experts note that recognition by the Russian government of the Taliban regime is important for maintaining its positions in this important geostrategic region; for this, Moscow is ready to close its eyes to all the horrors that are happening inside Afghanistan. Gazeta. asiaplustj.info »
With the efforts of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Afghanistan Electricity Company (Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, or DABS) and regional countries, the World Bank (WB) is resuming the Casa-1000 project, a major electricity transmission initiative from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan through Afghanistan, the DABS’s official website reported on March 9. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan may not recognize the Taliban government of neighboring Afghanistan, but the two countries are starting to cooperate better on trading electricity. Eurasianet says Energy and Water Resources Minister Daler Juma told reporters in Dushanbe on February 1 that Afghanistan had fully paid off its debts for power delivered to date. Kabul has since 2021 proven an unreliable customer. asiaplustj.info »
Bayan News reported on February that media outlets have reported that Uzbekistan has handed over the Afghanistan Embassy in Tashkent to the Taliban. Sources reportedly told the media on Saturday that Mawlawi Shahabuddin Delawar’s son, Mawlawi Shahab, the Minister of Mines of the Taliban, has been appointed as the acting head at the Afghanistan Embassy in Tashkent. asiaplustj.info »
The Voice of America ( VOA ) reported on January 30 that some analysts and former diplomats say Chinese President Xi Jinping’s acceptance this week of ambassador credentials from the representative of Afghanistan amounts to the first official recognition of the interim Taliban government by a major nation. asiaplustj.info »
A report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in November last year says the opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95 percent following a drug ban imposed by the de facto authorities in April 2022. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports, citing Russian aviation authorities and the Russian Embassy in Kabul, said yesterday four people survived the crash of a charter plane bound for Moscow in northern Afghanistan, noting that the condition of two other passengers on board was not yet clear. asiaplustj.info »
The Jamestown Foundation article says that as tensions rise in Central Asia, Tajikistan finds itself at the forefront of growing concerns regarding the stability of the region. The country, led by President Emomali Rahmon, is increasingly alarmed by the threats posed by militant groups operating from neighboring Afghanistan, now under Taliban control. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say that speaking at the Defense Ministry’s Special Forces graduation ceremony, the Taliban’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai on December 3 urged the Islamic Emirate’s forces to be ready for the battlefield. asiaplustj.info »
Mohammad Ismail Khan, a prominent figure in Afghanistan who served as Minister of Energy and Water of Afghanistan from 2005 to 2013 and before that served as the governor of Herat province, has participated in the 11th Herat Security Dialogue (HSD- XI) which is concluding in Dushanbe today. asiaplustj.info »
In an exclusive interview to Nezavisimaya Gazeta , Amrullah Saleh, one of leaders of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), said on November 13 that “the West, our former great partner, today talks only about women’s rights in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
In his exclusive interview with Sputnik Belarus , the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Secretary-General Imangali Tasmagambetov on November 15 spoke about the CSTO strategy in the conditions of new conflicts and the threat of the third world war. asiaplustj.info »
In 2023 opium poppy cultivation and opium production dramatically declined after the ban prohibiting “Poppy Cultivation and All types of Narcotics” was announced by the de-facto authorities (DfA) in April 2022. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan on the instruction of President Emomali Rahmon has sent a humanitarian aid to Afghanistan for quake-hit families. A convoy of 130 trucks carrying a total of 3,250 tons of humanitarian aid headed towards Afghanistan today. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say another 6. 3 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan's western province of Herat today morning after an earlier quake killed more than 2,000 and flattened whole villages. Authorities reportedly redeployed relief and rescue teams already in the field following a series of deadly quakes on Saturday. asiaplustj.info »
The fifth meeting of the Moscow format on consultations on Afghanistan that took place in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic, on September 29 brought together special representatives and senior officials from China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
In July 2022, reports emerged of a “new” militant outfit in northern Afghanistan. A Taliban-affiliated group, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Tajikistan (TTT) is reportedly in charge of the security of five districts in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province. asiaplustj.info »
The World Food Program (WFP) has warned that if it does not secure sufficient funding to assist those in need in Afghanistan, it will be forced to halt its operations there. asiaplustj.info »
Speaking at the fifth Central Asian in Dushanbe, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted yesterday that over the past five years, the states of the region have presented to the world community dozens of initiatives aimed at strengthening peace and ensuring sustainable development. asiaplustj.info »
China became the first country yesterday to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, after its envoy presented credentials at a ceremony in Kabul. asiaplustj.info »
August 15 marked two years since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. During this time, the new Afghan government has not been recognized by any country in the world. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan is keen to maintain the established trade and economic, transport and logistics and energy ties with Afghanistan, Deputy Prime Minister also Minister of Trade and Integration of Kazakhstan Serik Zhumangarin noted in an address to a three-day Kazakh-Afghan Business Forum on August 3. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West visited Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, to attend the C5+1 special session on Afghanistan that took place there on July 27-28. During the session, the five Central Asian countries and the United States discussed plans for providing humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Thomas West, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, and Rina Amiri, the Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights, have embarked on a five-day trip to Kazakhstan and Qatar from July 26 to July 31 to discuss the situation in Afghanistan with the Taliban delegation and representatives from regional countries. asiaplustj.info »
Amu TV reported on July 24 that in a bid to boost revenue, the Taliban has opted to relinquish control of Afghanistan’s lithium mines, which hold considerable value and are deemed one of the world’s most precious metals, to foreign entities. asiaplustj.info »
Citing officials in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, UkrAgroConsult reported on July 4 that five million tons of wheat has been harvested in Afghanistan so far this year, one million tons more than last year. asiaplustj.info »
The Guardian reported on July 4 that the morality ministry said in the latest shrinking of access to public places for Afghan women that the Taliban administration in Afghanistan orders beauty salons to shut down. asiaplustj.info »
Foreign ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) have adopted statements on the situation in Afghanistan and the prevention of an arms race in space, the Tajik Foreign Ministry information department said on June 20. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi noted that the issue of water should not be politicalized and it should be solved through negotiations. TOLOnews cited him as saying that the recent droughts should not be ignored, and Kabul expects the Iranian officials to make their demands based on the treaty. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say UNICEF in Afghanistan has warned of a critical funding gap to provide essential medical food for severe acute malnutrition in the country. Khaama Press News Agency reported on May 11. asiaplustj.info »
The Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), Tajikistan is also member of it, annually implements projects to provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan. The food crisis in Afghanistan is an extremely important agenda for all Central Asia’s nations. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at an international meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan in Doha, UN Secretary-General Ant asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on April 28 that trouble appears to be brewing on Tajikistan’s common border with in the remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, in southeastern Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Just The News reported on April 19 that according to defense and counterterrorism experts, al Qaeda and Islamic State’s Afghan branch, Wilayat Khorasan (IS-K), are flourishing in Afghanistan, again turning into a “safe haven” for terrorists who are increasingly posing a threat against the United States. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, The Associated Press ( AP ) reported on April 18, citing the head of the U.N. Development Program. U.N. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakhstan will open a trade representation in Afghanistan, in a bid to strengthen trade relations between the nations, Kazakhstan prime minister’s official website reported on April 16. asiaplustj.info »
The Fourth Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan’s Neighboring Countries that took place in Samarkand yesterday resulted in adoption of the Samarkand Declaration. The parties, in particular, reaffirmed the commitment to the development of Afghanistan as a peaceful, united, sovereign and independent state, free from the threats of terrorism and drug trafficking. asiaplustj.info »
Matiullah Wesa of the Pen Path NGO that travels across Afghanistan with a mobile school and library has been arrested in Kabul, says UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNMA). The United Nations says a prominent Afghan girls’ education activist has been arrested in Kabul and called on Taliban authorities to clarify the reason for his detention. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say the Taliban-led Afghan government's foreign office has claimed the Taliban delegation traveled to Afghanistan Consulate General in the city of Khorog, the capital of Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations said in grim assessments on International Women’s Day that since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in August 2021, the country has become the most repressive in the world for women and girls, deprived of virtually all their basic rights. The Associated Press ( AP ) reports that the U.N. asiaplustj.info »
“…at this particular time, we are really concerned about the socio-economic situation [in Afghanistan], which will easily be combined with other challenges like terrorism and drugs. It is a real concern for us,” Russian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov told India’s The Week in an exclusive interview on February 12. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan and Afghanistan resumed rail transportation via Hairatan dry port on February 10 after freight trains along the line were suspended ten days ago. Uzbekistan Railways (Uzbek state-run railway company) has confirmed the decision to restore services. asiaplustj.info »
