2024-3-11 14:02 |
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.
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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 »
2024-09-17 12:16
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 »
2023-08-01 12:25
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 »
2023-07-28 14:00
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 »
2023-07-05 13:09
In a statement delivered at an international meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan in Doha, UN Secretary-General Ant asiaplustj.info »
2023-05-03 09:51
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 »
2023-04-14 09:23
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 »
2023-03-29 09:03
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 »
2023-03-09 07:41
“…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 »
2023-02-14 08:43
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 »
2023-02-13 13:35
Moscow has hosted the fifth round of consultations of the Secretaries of the Security Councils on Afghanistan without participation of the Taliban representative, Afghanistan’s Khaama Press news agency reported on February 8. asiaplustj.info »
2023-02-08 15:20
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on January 9 released an info sheet providing clarification on the cash shipments to Afghanistan. The document says the United Nations transports cash into Afghanistan for use by UN agencies. asiaplustj.info »
2023-01-10 11:34
India Narrative says India, Russia and Iran had a trilateral meeting in Moscow on November 16 to discuss issues related to resolving the turbulent situation in the Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The first meeting of a new Moscow-backed troika was reportedly held on the sidelines of the Moscow Format on Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
2022-11-17 12:44
Representatives of the railway companies of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan have discussed the possibility of launching a new transport corridor from China through Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to Afghanistan, Podrobno. asiaplustj.info »
2022-08-11 14:13
Afghanistan has settled its multimillion-dollar outstanding debts owed to Uzbekistan for electric power supplies, the Uzbek Ministry of Energy (MoE) has announced. A MoE said on August 1 that the Afghan power company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, or DABS, has fully settled what it owed Uzbekistan for the 2,151.3 kilowatt hours of electricity supplied in 2021. asiaplustj.info »
2022-08-03 08:01
Over the first six months of this year, Tajikistan’s exports to Afghanistan have amounted to 51. 2 million U. S. dollars, which is 38 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2022-07-26 14:42
Of the 17 countries in which the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) operates, its largest footprint is in Afghanistan, according to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN). It reportedly employs around 1,200 staff, 99 percent of whom are Afghans, including AKF Afghanistan’s CEO, Dr. Najmuddin Najm. Dr. asiaplustj.info »
2022-04-19 13:46
Chaired by Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi the third foreign ministers' meeting among the neighboring countries of Afghanistan took place in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province on March 31.. asiaplustj.info »
2022-04-01 08:02
China has held two multinational meetings in the ancient town of Tunxi to discuss the economic and humanitarian crisis facing Afghanistan from March 30 to 31. The meeting among the neighboring countries of Afghanistan took place in Tunxi, east China's Anhui Province from March 30 to 31. asiaplustj.info »
2022-03-31 12:58
Drugs are smuggled into Tajikistan out of neighboring Afghanistan, Habibullo Vohidzoda, Director of the Drug Control Agency under the President of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 17. asiaplustj.info »
2022-02-17 14:56
US special representative for Afghanistan Thomas West said the US support no armed movement against the current Afghan government and added that they want an inclusive government in Afghanistan. Khaama Press says that talking about Joe Biden’s recent decision over Afghanistan’s asset in the US Peace Institute, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
2022-02-17 09:54
Tajikistan plans to provide food aid to the people of Afghanistan through international organizations, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin told reporters in Dushanbe on February 2. He noted that relevant ministries and agencies of Tajikistan were working in that direction and deliveries of humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan would begin soon. asiaplustj.info »
2022-02-02 13:40
In winter period Tajikistan delivers electricity to Afghanistan in small volumes, “solely for the safety of the power transmission lines and other equipment,” a source within Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s power utility company) told Asia-Plus Thursday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
2022-01-13 13:52
The Taliban spokesman Inamullah Samangani reacted to the recent concerns of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and added that there is no threat from Afghanistan’s borders to the countries of the region. asiaplustj.info »
2021-12-30 15:07
Over the first eleven months of this year, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan has valued at 82 million U. S. dollars, which was 26. 1 percent more than in the same period last, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
2021-12-22 09:44
Afghanistan’s central bank (Da Afghanistan Bank) announced that Afghanistan International Bank (AIB) received the fourth batch of dollars in cash that contained US$19. 2 million, Khaama Press reported on December 16. asiaplustj.info »
2021-12-16 13:22
Speaking at a briefing on the situation in Afghanistan, Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, noted on November 3 that Russia resolutely condemns the November 2 terror acts committed by ISIS near a military hospital in Kabul. asiaplustj.info »
2021-11-04 09:51
Some Tajik experts have confirmed that the Anti-Taliban National Resistance Front of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan opened its office in Dushanbe. Meanwhile, Tajik Foreign Ministry says it does not have such information. asiaplustj.info »
2021-10-29 13:01
The United States’ news website Axios reported yesterday that the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan has registered to lobby U. S. policymakers, signaling it recognizes the need to win over key officials in Washington. asiaplustj.info »
2021-10-29 08:30
Speaking at the Second Meeting of Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries + Russia in Tehran, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin noted on October 27 that the current situation in Afghanistan requires from the nearest neighbors of Afghanistan to make more effort to restore peace and stability in that country, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
2021-10-28 08:53
Some Afghan political figures announced the formation of a coalition called the “Supreme Council of National Resistance of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.” The council’s headquarters have not yet been announced, but those who appear to be members of the council are currently living abroad. asiaplustj.info »
2021-10-25 09:20
Russian media reports say head of Taliban’s delegation has been satisfied with the results of the third round of the Moscow format talks on Afghanistan. The meeting reportedly gathered 10 countries and the Taliban to focus on the developing political and military situation in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
2021-10-21 09:22
Russian media reports say head of Taliban’s delegation has been satisfied with the results of the third round of the Moscow format talks on Afghanistan. The meeting reportedly gathered 10 countries and the Taliban to focus on the developing political and military situation in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
2021-10-21 09:22
Afghan media reports say De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS -- Afghanistan’s national power utility) has decided to sell the estate of its debtors so that they pay nearly US$62 million bills of the power to the Central Asian countries. asiaplustj.info »
2021-10-07 14:33
The main commodity supplied by Tajikistan to Afghanistan is electricity. The total volume of trade between Tajikistan and Afghanistan in August 2021 amounted to $ 12. 3 million, the Agency on Statistics under the President of Tajikistan reports. asiaplustj.info »
2021-09-27 09:20
Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the Taliban group, says China will be the Taliban’s “main partner” and help rebuild Afghanistan. He made this remark in an interview with Italian newspaper La Repubblica on September 1, according to Interfax . asiaplustj.info »
2021-09-03 14:00
The leadership of the Taliban has reiterated that the Uzbek language will remain one of the official languages of Afghanistan, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said on Telegram on Tuesday, according to Interfax . asiaplustj.info »
2021-09-01 09:16
The United States has suspended its diplomatic presence in Afghanistan and will conduct its operations out of Qatar, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said , adding Washington will press ahead with its "relentless" efforts to help people leave the country, even after its troops have pulled out. asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-31 13:29
An article by Mr. Bruce Pannier posted on Radio Liberty’s website notes that there has been a good deal of speculation about how the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan and the dramatic change of power there will affect Central Asia's relations with the United States, Russia and China. . asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-25 14:41
The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country. "We are deeply concerned about the situation in Afghanistan and the impact on the country's development prospects, especially for women," World Bank spokesperson Marcela Sanchez-Bender said in a statement to CNN Business . asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-25 11:51
Afghanistan’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Zahir Aghbar, posted a message to his Facebook account on August 18 pledging allegiance to the de jure Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who has said he is assuming the role of “legitimate caretaker president” following the flight of deposed President Ashraf Ghani from Kabul. asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-24 12:20
Citing the Tweeter-account of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan Commission for Prevention of Victims Among Civilians and Consideration of Civilian Complaints, Fergana says “A few days later, the first intermediary transporting commercial goods arrived in Afghanistan from Uzbekistan today [August 20]. asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-23 09:48
Any damage or loss of cultural heritage will only have adverse consequences on the prospects for lasting peace and humanitarian relief for the people of Afghanistan, says a statement released by UNESCO yesterday. asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-20 07:56
Media reports say that citing the provisions of the Constitution of Afghanistan, Afghanistan’s Frist Vice-President Amrullah Saleh said on Tuesday that he is now the caretaker president after Ashraf Ghani fled the war-torn country. asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-18 08:12
Al Jazeera says the turmoil spills into Pakistan’s markets as investors worry it will be isolated in its alleged support of the Taliban. Afghanistan’s central bank acting governor reportedly departed the country as Taliban fighters took control of the capital, with the rising political turmoil pushing the nation’s currency to a record low. asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-17 13:33
Critics have consistently voiced concerns that the hasty withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan could trigger a new civil war in the country. Ex-chief of CIA David Petraeus warned that the decision by President Joseph Biden’s administration to withdraw troops from Afghanistan may, in view of the current situation, plunge Afghanistan into a civil war, TOLO News reported on July 27. asiaplustj.info »
2021-08-02 09:28
President Emomali Rahmon today has visited two districts in Khatlon province bordering Afghanistan. According to the Tajik president’s official website, the purpose of the visit was for the head of state to get acquainted with the state of combat readiness of border units deployed along Tajikistan’s common border with Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
2021-07-16 09:34
Russia is worried that the Islamic State terror group is gaining strength fast in northern Afghanistan. Speaking at a press conference, Russian top diplomat Sergei Lavrov on July 2 that the Islamic State terror group is actively building up forces in northern Afghanistan as the United States and NATO troops are leaving the country. asiaplustj.info »
2021-07-05 13:19
The German military late on Tuesday concluded its withdrawal from Afghanistan after almost two decades. Reuters says It was in Afghanistan that Germany's military fought the first ground battles since the end of World War II. U.S. asiaplustj.info »
2021-06-30 12:51
ДУШАНБЕ, 26.12.2024 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. Очередное заседание межведомственного штаба по координации реализации макроэкономической политики и предотвращению воздействия потенциальных рисков на национальную экономику «Укрепление туристического потенциала республики и правильная организация пропаганды для развития
ДУШАНБЕ, 26.12.2024 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. Очередное заседание Совета по координации деятельности проверяющих органов под руководством первого заместителя Премьер-министра Республики Таджикистан, председателя Совета по координации деятельности проверяющих органов Хокима Холикзода состоялось в Душанбе.
Tajikistan achieved a substantial harvest of agricultural products in 2024, but optimistic forecasts for cotton production fell short, with 27% less cotton harvested than planned. According to official statistics, from January to November 2024, the total agricultural output in Tajikistan amounted to 67.
В Таджикистане собрали большой урожай сельхозпродукции, только не оправдались оптимистические прогнозы по производству хлопка: его собрали на 27% меньше плана. По данным официальной статистики, за январь-ноябрь 2024 года, объем валовой продукции сельского хозяйства в Таджикистане составил 67,2 миллиарда сомони.
Tajikistan ranks 9th among eleven post-Soviet countries – Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan -- in exporting foreign direct investment (FDI), accounting for only 0.
ДУШАНБЕ, 25.12.2024 /НИАТ «Ховар»/. По итогам текущего года Россия по-прежнему остаётся основным экономическим и торговым партнёром Таджикистана. Товарооборот между двумя государствами увеличился на 19,8 %, его объём составил 1,79 млрд
Таджикистан находится на 10-м месте среди стран Евразийского региона по экспорту прямых инвестиций (ПИИ). Доля страны в общем объеме экспорта ПИИ составляет 0,01%. Республика имеет только 1 активный проект бюджетом $5 млн.