News Of Asia

Thousands of demonstrators in Kabul protest against planned rerouting of power line from Turkmenistan

31 Oct, 2016 66 views

Bishkek (AKIpress) – tuta-protest-16-may-16 Thousands of demonstrators have started making their way home from the Deh Mazang area of Kabul city where they had gathered in protest over the planned rerouting of the 500kV …

Turkmenistan borrows $700 mln for TAPI pipeline

31 Oct, 2016 109 views

Bishkek (AKIpress) – TAPITurkmenistan has borrowed $700 million on October 14 from the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to finance the construction of a natural gas pipeline through Afghanistan to Pakistan and India, the country’s …

Countrywide blackout hits Tajikistan for 3 hours

31 Oct, 2016 35 views

Bishkek (AKIpress) – no_electricity A malfunction at Tajikistan’s biggest power plant left most of the country in complete darkness for several hours late on October 28, according to the Open Stock Holding Company Barki …

U.S. soldiers teach demining in Tajikistan

31 Oct, 2016 83 views

Bishkek (AKIpress) – During the Humanitarian Mine Action training course in Tajikistan, September 19 to 30, U.S. Soldiers instructed 39 service members and civilians from Afghanistan, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan about proper demining …

Youth Councils being developed in Kyrgyzstan

31 Oct, 2016 55 views

Bishkek (AKIpress) – A conference on the development and sustainability of Youth Councils in Kyrgyzstan began in Osh City on October 29 bringing together some 55 young activists, including the chairpersons and leaders of …