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CNN reports that a Taliban official said Tuesday January 24 that at least 157 people have died in Afghanistan’s harsh winter. The death toll has reportedly doubled in less than a week as millions face bitter temperatures with minimal humanitarian aid. asiaplustj.info »
Several aid organizations have restored some operations in Afghanistan after they received assurances from Taliban authorities that women could work in areas such as health, in spite of restrictions last month barring female workers in nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Prince Harry’s new memoir “Spare” has sparked anger and protests in Afghanistan. The Associated Press ( AP ) says that in his memoir, “Spare,” Harry says he killed more than two dozen Taliban militants while serving as an Apache helicopter copilot gunner in Afghanistan in 2012-2013. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
AFP reports that Afghanistan’s capital has a bold new landmark that puts it at the center of the world – or rather the world at the center of Kabul. Municipal authorities reportedly unveiled a giant hand-painted globe of planet Earth, complete with an oversized Afghanistan, in Dahan-e Bagh square on December 7. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Opium cultivation in Afghanistan jumped 32% during 2022 despite the ruling Taliban regime's ban on narcotics, says an annual report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on November 1. asiaplustj.info »
On September 27, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West in Washington to discuss cooperation, according to the Tajik MFA information department. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
"Following the explosions claimed by the Islamic State in Kabul in recent days, which have killed or injured more than 120 people, the UN family in Afghanistan urges greater security for minorities so that Ashura -- a Shia holiday -- can be celebrated without further attacks," the mission said on its Twitter account Sunday (August 7) night. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Afghanistan now owes 28 million U. S. dollars to Tajikistan for electricity delivery, Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) CEO Mahmadumar Asozoda told reporters in Dushanbe on August 1. asiaplustj.info »
Ayman Al Zawahiri, the terrorist killed in a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, was a top deputy to al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden before taking the helm of the organization after his predecessor’s death in 2011. Media reports say U.S. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
In a statement delivered at the Fourth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central Asia at the Kyrgyz resort town of Cholpon-Ata, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted on July 21 that the situation in Afghanistan tends to worsen further. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say the government of Uzbekistan is to host an international conference on Afghanistan from July 25-26. Citing a statement by Uzbek Foreign Ministry, kun.uz says the delegations from more than 20 countries will participate in the conference. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan has not yet paid off its debt for electricity received from Tajikistan, Mahmadumar Asozoda, the head of Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company), told reporters in Dushanbe on July 12. asiaplustj.info »
Since Taliban took control of Kabul last August, Ever since they took control of Kabul last summer, they have sought to assure neighboring countries that Afghanistan is open for business and that they can protect investments. asiaplustj.info »
Delegations from more than 20 countries and international organizations will partake in the International Conference on Afghanistan that will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from July 25-26, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
The number of people killed in an earthquake that hit Afghanistan’s Paktika and Khost provinces early yesterday morning has reached 1,500, Al Jazeera reported , citing an official of the ruling Taliban. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Afghan disaster management authority, media reports say at least 1000 were killed and more than 600 other injured after a devastating tremor hit Afghanistan's Paktika province on Wednesday. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports says Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban said on June 11 that their security forces had killed at least eight key militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) and captured three others. asiaplustj.info »
On Tuesday May 31, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Mr. Sirojiddin Muhriddin received the US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Mr. Thomas West. The Tajik MFA information department says the parties discussed issues related to the current situation in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan and Iran have decided to establish the joint chamber of commerce several years ago, but it has not been opened so far. Citing avapress. asiaplustj.info »
Kabul residents say Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) should invest more in domestic electricity, TOLOnews reported Wednesday afternoon. The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) reportedly said that Afghanistan now owes more than 100 million U.S. dollars for electricity to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has recruited more than 130,000 troops. Citing Inayatullah Khwarazami, a spokesman for MoD, TOLOnews says the ministry intends to bring the troop strength to 150,000 soldiers. asiaplustj.info »
The Washington Post reported on May 2 that in Afghanistan, which has been a global hub for opium production for decades, now meth industry is growing at breakneck speed, stoking fears among Western experts and officials that, under the Taliban, Afghanistan could become a major supplier as demand rises globally. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
In a statement released at the 3rd meeting of the foreign ministers of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries in Tunxi, China on March 31, Tajik Minister of Justice Muzaffar Ashouriyon voiced the country's position regarding the situation in Afghanistan, a source within the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
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 »
Voice of America (VOA) says various intelligence estimates from the U. S. and other countries warn that the group, known as ISIS-K, nearly doubled in size to more than 4,000 fighters during the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports say the Islamic Emirate Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund met with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umarzakov in Kabul Tuesday (February 22) afternoon. The parties reportedly discussed issues related to close cooperation and implementations of some important projects. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
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 »
Taliban are reportedly going to send 10,000 military personnel to Afghanistan’s common border with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national power utility company) CEO Mahmadumar Asozoda revealed on January 31 that Afghanistan now owes 33 million U.S. dollars to Tajikistan for electrical power deliveries. asiaplustj.info »
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS – Afghanistan power utility company) said early Thursday that the electricity supply from Uzbekistan has returned to normal after output fell by 60% due to technical problems. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS – Afghanistan’s power utility company) said on Wednesday January 12 that Uzbekistan has cut electricity deliveries to Afghanistan by 60 percent without any coordination with them. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , says five Tajik women have got lengthy jail terms for participation in hostilities in Afghanistan alongside the Islamic State (IS) terror group. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Afghanistan have come to an agreement on electricity deliveries to Afghanistan in 2022. Interfax, citing the Taliban spokesman Inamulla Samangani, says Tajikistan will deliver US$69 million worth of 1.5 billion kWh of electricity to Afghanistan this year. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan media reports says Afghanistan’s power utility company (Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, or DBAS) announced in a statement released on December 31, 2021 that Uzbekistan has extended the agreement of importing electricity to Afghanistan for the year, 2022. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
National power utility companies of Tajikistan and Afghanistan have reportedly signed an agreement on the supply of electricity from Tajikistan to Afghanistan in 2022. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
A daylong emergency conference of the 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) agreed on December 19 to set up a humanitarian trust fund to address the unfolding humanitarian and economic catastrophe in Afghanistan, where millions face hunger and an estimated 1 million children are at risk of dying of severe acute malnutrition. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi has spurned the World Food Program (WFP) statement that 22. 8 million people in Afghanistan are starving and nearly 8. 7 million facing famine, according to Pajhwok Afghan News . asiaplustj.info »
