The CEO of the TAPI Pipeline Company Limited (TPCL) Muhammadmyrat Amanov and the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Afghanistan Hoja Ovezov met recently with Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, the Deputy PM for Economic Affairs of Afghanistan. The sides discussed the implementation of the agreed measures of the TAPI project between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan and the beginning […]
Kazakhstan once again extended a helping hand to Afghanistan
Kazakhstan once again demonstrates to the world community its commitment to the ideas of the UN and its readiness to provide humanitarian assistance to nations in need of support from caring countries. In accordance with the protocol of the Commission on International Charity of the Republic of Kazakhstan to victims of natural disasters, nine wagons […]
Tashkent as a negotiating platform on Afghanistan
Shukhrat Kobilov, Chief Researcher, International Institute of Central Asia Afghanistan’s economic recovery may be one of the main topics at the upcoming SCO summit in Samarkand. After the sudden complete withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the role and importance of the SCO in normalizing the situation in this country has significantly increased. In this […]
Central Asian countries condemn the terrorist attack near the Russian diplomatic mission in Kabul
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have issued statements condemning the terrorist act that took place near the Russian Embassy in Kabul. The statements also call on the Afghanistan authorities to identify the organizers of the violence. Thus, the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan says the following: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
Afghanistan steps up TAPI implementation
Afghanistan has set a committee to start the practical work on the TAPI pipeline project, said TOLO news. According to the Afghan foreign ministry, the committee will be led by the first deputy prime minister, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. A delegation of the Islamic Emirate will soon visit Turkmenistan, said the ministry. The negotiations will […]
Turkmenistan: process of peacebuilding in Afghanistan is based on the unity of three key areas – political, economic and social-humanitarian
On July 26, 2022, an international conference “Afghanistan: Security and Economic Development” was held in Tashkent. The forum was attended by official delegations, scientists and researchers, heads and experts of leading analytical centers of the neighboring states of Afghanistan, including from all countries of Central Asia, Russia, the USA, Iran, Pakistan, India and Belgium, heads […]
Tashkent Conference: International community calls for unfreezing Afghanistan’s assets
The outcomes of the Tashkent Conference on Security and Economic Development of Afghanistan, held on 26 July 2022, has been summed up in a final statement made by Uzbekistan, as the host country. “Participants reiterated the importance of unfreezing Afghanistan’s financial assets abroad, which should be directed by the country’s government to address socio-economic and […]
Afghanistan hosted a trilateral meeting on TAP energy project
Afghanistan’s main power generation and distribution operation, DA Breshna Sherkat hosted three days of comprehensive discussions with Turkmenistan and Çalik Holding delegations on numerous issues and status of the work of TAP and 500 kV projects, and some decisions were made on a series of issues at the end. According to DABS press release, the […]
Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan to build grain terminal on Turkmen-Afghan border
During a video conference on Monday (4 Jul), Deputy Prime Minister A.Yazmyradov reported on plans to build a grain elevator on the Turkmen-Afghan border on cost-sharing arrangement with Kazakhstan. Wheat and flour from Kazakhstan to Afghanistan and beyond to other countries will be shipped through this terminal. The elevator will be located on the territory […]
Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
A humanitarian cargo sent from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan in connection with the devastating earthquake that occurred recently in the Afghan provinces of Khost and Paktika arrived in Kabul today. This action was carried out in accordance with the Order of the President of Turkmenistan, who immediately responded to the natural disaster that befell the fraternal […]