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Uzbek Foreign Minister meets President and Chief Executive of Afghanistan in Kabul, $1.5bn contracts signed

25 Jan, 2017 209 views

On January 24, 2017 in Kabul the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov met with the Chief Executive of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah, reports the press-service of …

Tajikistan looks for new railway route to Russia through Uzbekistan bypassing Turkmenistan

25 Jan, 2017 101 views

Tajik and Uzbek railway authorities are considering possibilities of the railway route to Russia through Uzbekistan and bypassing Turkmenistan. According to Vice Chief of the Tajik Railway Company Usmon Kalandarov, this issue has been …

23 Jan, 2017 67 views

Tajikistan’s Interior Minister said about 10-15 thousand militants of different terrorist organizations gathered on the Tajik-Afghan border, reports RIA Novosti. According to Ramazon Rakhimzod, the situation in Afghanistan is not stable now. “This situation …

Government says High Peace Council chief dies

23 Jan, 2017 60 views

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says that Pir Sayed Ahmed Gailani, chief of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, tasked with negotiating an end to the country’s protracted conflict, has died at age 84. …

Major overhaul and new plans of modernization of Uzbek Armed Forces announced

23 Jan, 2017 212 views

    On the 25th anniversary of establishment of Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan, annually celebrated since 1992 on January 14th, President of Uzbekistan outlined the major plans for overhaul and modernization …

Kazakhstan: China-Focused Dating Agency Sparks Anger

20 Jan, 2017 41 views

A curious advertisement popped up on Facebook a few days, appealing to women in Kazakhstan in search of a prospective husband: “An elite group of bachelors is coming to Astana from Beijing to make …

Kazakhstan Cracks Down on Anonymous Internet Comments

20 Jan, 2017 22 views

the government in Kazakhstan plans to force internet users to register on websites with their mobile phones if they wish to post comments, the deputy head of the communications and information technology committee, Mikhail …

Tajikistan: Asylum Seekers Stranded in Limbo on Polish Border

20 Jan, 2017 110 views

On the 8.28 a.m. train to Terespol, a Polish town at the border with Belarus, Ali watches the barely changing landscape with indifference. This might be the twentieth time he has taken this train …

Turkmenistan, China celebrate 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations

20 Jan, 2017 128 views

A joint concert of artists of Turkmenistan and China was held at the Turkmen National Music and Drama Theater named after Magtymguly in celebration of the 25th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between …