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 […]
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 […]
Taliban – No security threats for TAPI
The Taliban government in Afghanistan remains committed to the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India transnational gas pipeline project. “Negotiations are underway on this [TAPI], we really want the work on the TAPI project to continue,” Jamal Nasir Garhwal, Charge d’affaires of Afghanistan in Russia, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. According to the diplomat, currently […]
Chinese Foreign Minister visits Afghanistan
Elvira Kadyrova Beijing has moved from political statements to actions, which is eloquently demonstrated by Wang Yi’s visit to Kabul a day after OIC event in Islamabad. Afghanistan is one of the painful wounds on the political body of the Islamic world. In Kabul, Wang Yi held talks with Deputy Prime Minister in the Taliban […]
China to host ministerial conference of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries
On 31 March 2022, Tunxi, China, will host the third ministerial conference of Afghanistan’s neighboring countries, including Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. This meeting will provide an opportunity to discuss the coordination of regional efforts on humanitarian and socioeconomic assistance to Afghanistan. The parties will compare approaches to countering the threats of […]
Neutrality, holistic approach defines Taliban visit to Turkmenistan
Tariq Saeedi A Taliban delegation led by Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, visited Turkmenistan on 14-15 January 2022. The core meeting was held with DPM Rashid Meredov (foreign affairs) of Turkmenistan in the narrow and expanded formats. According to the press release of the foreign office of Turkmenistan (published separately): “Particular attention […]
Visit of Turkmen FM to Afghanistan
Elvira Kadyrova The delegation of Turkmenistan headed by foreign minister Rashid Meredov paid two-day visit to Afghanistan on 30-31 October 2021. This was the first visit by the foreign minister of Turkmenistan after the Taliban came to power. The talks were focused on TAPI project, economic projects, trade, transit, exports and imports. Turkmen delegations met […]
FMs of the neighboring countries of Afghanistan met in Tehran
Elvira Kadyrova On 27 October 2021, the second meeting of the foreign ministers of the countries bordering Afghanistan took place in Tehran, Iran. The foreign ministers of China, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan attended in hybrid format the ministerial meeting. The disastrous withdrawal of the US-NATO troops from Afghanistan and the subsequent rise […]
Interim Government of Afghanistan confirmed commitment to close cooperation with Turkmenistan
Elvira Kadyrova On Monday, 13 September 2021, Deputy Prime Minister, minister of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov held online talks with the Second Deputy Prime Minister of the interim government of Afghanistan Abdul Salam Hanafi, twitted the spokesman of the political office of the Taliban, Mohammad Naeem. According to Naeem, the Turkmen foreign minister […]
Don’t poke the runny jelly cube of Afghanistan with your fork. Let it set firmly.
Tariq Saeedi Afghanistan, at present, is like a jelly cube that is still runny, that has still not set firmly. Poking it with a fork will crush it. Everyone is disappointed for reasons that are prominently divergent. Those who anticipated and predicted a civil war are disappointed that it has not materialized as yet. Those […]