Central Asia
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Afghanistan
Kazakhstan Grain Exports to Afghanistan More Than Double
DID Press: Kazakhstan has recorded a sharp increase in grain exports to Afghanistan, with shipments more than doubling compared to the previous year, according to Kazakhstan Railways. Official figures released by Kazakh media show the country’s total grain exports rose…
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Afghanistan
Taliban High-Level Delegation Visits Turkmenistan for TAPI, Energy Talks
DID Press: A senior delegation from the Taliban government has traveled to Turkmenistan to discuss the implementation of the TAPI gas pipeline project and broader cooperation in energy and economic sectors. The delegation includes Ataullah Omari, Hedayatullah Badri, Is’haq Sahibzada,…
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Afghanistan
Uzbekistan Sets New Tourism Record With Strong Afghan Visitor Growth
DID Press: Uzbekistan recorded a significant surge in tourism in 2026, with Afghanistan emerging as a major contributor after more than 161,000 Afghan citizens traveled to the country for tourism purposes, according to official statistics. The Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan…
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Afghanistan
Regional Security Blocs to Hold Talks on Central Asia, Afghanistan
DID Press: Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) announced that it will hold a joint meeting with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) later this year to discuss security developments in Central Asia and the…
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Afghanistan
How Taliban Exclusivism Is Reviving Afghanistan’s Secessionist Fault Lines
DID Press: Afghanistan after 2021 has once again entered a turbulent phase of redefining national identity and preserving its fragile ethnic mosaic. Following the Taliban’s return to power, many expected the group to adopt at least a symbolic framework for…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Official: Afghanistan Holds Key Role in Regional Trade Corridors
DID Press: Abdul Latif Nazari, deputy minister of economy in the Taliban administration, says Afghanistan has the potential to become a major regional transit and connectivity hub linking Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. Speaking to Sputnik, Nazari said…
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Afghanistan
Kyrgyzstan Pledges Focus on Afghanistan in UNSC Bid
DID Press: Sadyr Japarov has said that Afghanistan will remain a key foreign policy priority for Kyrgyzstan if the country secures a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. Japarov stated that lasting security in Central Asia cannot be…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Allocates 1,000 Jeribs Near Hairatan for Special Economic Zone
DID Press: Taliban-run Ministry of Industry and Commerce says 1,000 jeribs of land near the Hairatan Border Crossing have been designated for the establishment of a special economic zone aimed at attracting regional investment, particularly from Uzbekistan. Acting Minister Nooruddin…
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Analysis
Iran at Center of Global Power Shift, Says Analysis
DID Press: Iran is increasingly positioned at the core of what analysts describe as a broader transition in the global order, where escalating conflicts involving the United States and Israel are viewed as part of a wider strategic contest rather…
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Afghanistan
Central Asia Emerges as Afghanistan’s Strategic Corridor Out of Trade and Economic Deadlock
DID Press: Central Asia has the potential to meet Afghanistan’s fundamental energy needs. Currently, Afghanistan imports approximately 6.5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, with more than 70 percent supplied by Central Asian states—particularly Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Afghanistan’s economy, as one…
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