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The press center of the Foreign ministry of Uzbekistan says the Second Ministerial Conference “Italy - Central Asia” on the C5+1 format took place in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on December 8 under the chairmanship of Uzbekistan. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union's top diplomat on Monday urged Afghanistan's northern neighbors to help prevent what he described as the abuse of migrants for political goals by the Belarusian authorities. asiaplustj.info »
The United Nations special envoy to Afghanistan has given a significant update on the Islamic State’s expansion within the country. The U.N. asiaplustj.info »
The Acting Foreign Minister of the Afghan Taliban's Interim Government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, in a letter to the United States Congress asked for the release of Afghanistan’s central bank assets frozen by the United States government, TOLONews reported on November 17. asiaplustj.info »
Hindustan Times reports that a declaration issued at the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan says eight countries pitched for cooperation to tackle radicalization, extremism, separatism and drug trafficking. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Tajikistan is expected to participate in consultations on Afghanistan that will take place in India on November 10. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
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 »
Following the talks and discussions in an atmosphere of confidence, multilateral understanding and constructive approach, the participants of the second foreign ministerial meeting of neighboring countries of Afghanistan plus Russia have adopted a joint statement. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Russian media reports say Russia’s top diplomat on Wednesday called on countries neighboring Afghanistan not to host US or NATO military forces after they pulled out of Afghanistan earlier this year. asiaplustj.info »
The combined shocks of drought, conflict, COVID-19 and an economic crisis in Afghanistan, have left more than half the population facing a record level of acute hunger, says a report released by the United Nations on October 25. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Foreign ministers from Iran, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Russia are expected to hold talk in Tehran next week to hold talks in Tehran to continue discussions that the countries had during a virtual meeting held in early September. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say three emergency airlifts by the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, landed in the Uzbek border city of Termez on October 15, 16 and 17. The flights reportedly are part of UNHCR’s aid effort to Afghanistan and a massive operation to provide life-saving aid to the people of Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakh President’s Special Envoy for International Cooperation Erzhan Kazykhan heading a government delegation paid a working visit to Afghanistan on October 17, Kazakhstan’s news agency Kazinform reports , citing Akorda press service. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon who is currently on an official visit to France yesterday met in Paris with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The UN refugee agency UNHCR, noted on October 12 that the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan is worsening and funding for emergency aid is urgently needed to help 20 million people there. asiaplustj.info »
On Thursday October 7, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov heading a government delegation arrived in the Afghan capital for discussions. Uzbekistan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Citing an official with Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS – Afghanistan’s national power utility), Sputnik Tajikistan reported yesterday that Afghanistan now owe 1. 1 million U. S. dollars to Tajikistan in power debt. asiaplustj.info »
Citing security sources in Tajikistan and northeastern Afghanistan, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on October 4 that the Taliban has provided Tajik militants based along the border with Tajikistan with new military vehicles, weaponry, and other equipment over the past two weeks. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
The President of Tajikistan and the Prime Minister of Pakistan will assist in organizing the negotiations. Following talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on September 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon said that Dushanbe and Islamabad had agreed to facilitate talks between the Taliban and the Tajiks of Afghanistan in the Tajik capital. asiaplustj.info »
Emomali Rahmon said the disastrous situation in Afghanistan directly affects the Central Asian region. At a special meeting of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which was held in Dushanbe on September 16, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon drew the participants' attention to the aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
In connection with the increased needs of Afghanistan for food aid, the UN is increasing stocks of essential goods in warehouses in Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The main logistics center was created in the Uzbek Termez, the UN News Center reports. asiaplustj.info »
Presidents confirmed the similarity or closeness of the positions of Tajikistan and Turkey President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon on September 9 held a telephone conversation with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. asiaplustj.info »
He said that only an inclusive government in Afghanistan recognizes official Dushanbe. On September 8, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held a telephone conversation with President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Tajik authorities say Tajikistan will not be able to accept a mass influx of refugees from Afghanistan. Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda yesterday received Mr. Mulugeta Zewdie Mamo, UNHCR Representative in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on August 29 held telephone talks with President of the European Council Charles Michel. The telephone conversation, which took place at the initiative of the President of the European Council, was devoted to the current situation in Afghanistan and the formation of an inclusive government in this country, turkmenportal.com reports. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Khaama Press news agency reported on August 30 that the supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Mullah Hebtullah Akhund arrived from an unknown place in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Sunday, August 29. asiaplustj.info »
Twenty-two Tajik nationals were evacuated from Afghanistan by a special flight of the Russian Ministry of Defense on August 25, a source within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is firmly committed to its core mandate of undertaking a range of innovative programs and projects to improve the quality of life of communities in many parts of the world. asiaplustj.info »
Ahmad Massoud, the son of Afghanistan’s late National Hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, said in an interview with RBC that he hopes that Russia will intervene politically and will help avoid escalating violence in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon says Tajikistan will not recognize the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan unless the country’s ethnic Tajik minority is accorded a “worthy role” in the running of the country. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Amrullah Saleh, who has declared himself to be the acting President of Afghanistan, has announced that Taliban fighters have gathered in large numbers at the entrance of Panjshir. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
Russian media reports say the Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on August 20 discussed the evolving situation in Afghanistan, along with other international issues. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
The Russian President Vladimir Putting yesterday discussed over the phone recent developments in Afghanistan with his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, according to the Kremlin. In their first conversation since the former Iranian judiciary chief assumed presidential office, Vladimir Putin and Ebrahim Raisi expressed readiness to contribute to the Afghan peace settlement. asiaplustj.info »
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 »
