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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Opens Wakhan Road, Strengthening Direct Connectivity With China
DID Press: Afghanistan is set to officially inaugurate the Khameh–Wakhan road in Badakhshan province on Sunday, October 4, marking the opening of a route intended to connect Afghanistan directly with China through the Wakhan Corridor. The road, built in two…
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TAPI Gas Pipeline Reaches Outskirts of Herat
DID Press: Officials of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project have announced that the pipeline has reached the outskirts of Herat city, with efforts underway to extend it into the city and to Herat’s industrial park. Muhammadmyrat Amanov, CEO of…
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Iran, Taliban Officials Discuss Expanding Economic and Security Cooperation
DID Press: Seyyed Hassan Mortazavi, deputy head of Iran’s embassy in Kabul, traveled to Mazar-i-Sharif and met with Yusuf Wafa, the Taliban-appointed governor of Balkh province, to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation, the development of a west-east corridor, cultural ties and…
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Pakistan: Regional Mediation Efforts With Taliban Have Failed to Ease Tensions
DID Press: Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says mediation efforts by regional countries to ease tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban administration in Kabul have so far failed to produce a breakthrough. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sajjad Haider Khan said Pakistan had engaged…
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Pakistan Conditions Reopening of Afghanistan Border on End to Terrorism
DID Press: Pakistan has said it is ready to reopen its border crossings with Afghanistan, restore transit trade and use Afghanistan as a regional connectivity hub, but has conditioned the move on Kabul taking decisive and verifiable action against militant…
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India Accuses Pakistan of Blocking Afghanistan’s Trade and Transit
DID Press: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, has accused Pakistan of obstructing Afghanistan’s trade and transit access, saying the restrictions violate international principles governing landlocked developing countries. Speaking at a UN Security Council briefing on Afghanistan,…
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Afghanistan, Kazakhstan Stress Expansion of Trade and Transit Ties
DID Press: Kazakhstan’s chargé d’affaires in Kabul, during a visit to Herat, met with Herat Governor Noor Ahmad Islamjar to discuss expanding trade and transit relations between the two countries. According to the Herat governor’s press office, the Kazakh diplomat…
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Iran, Afghanistan Set $10 Billion Trade Target
DID Press: Iran’s ambassador to Afghanistan said Tehran and Kabul aim to increase bilateral trade from around $4 billion to $10 billion.Alireza Bikdeli said expanding border crossings, roads and railway networks would be key to achieving the target, with much…
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Afghanistan Among Countries With Highest Transport-Corridor Investment Relative to GDP
DID Press: Afghanistan is among the countries where planned and ongoing investment in transport-corridor development represents the largest share of national economic output, according to the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). The EDB’s Eurasian Transport Network assessment says Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and…
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Taliban Announces Plans to Quadruple Afghanistan’s Railway Network
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Works, led by the Taliban, says more than 1,500 km of new railway lines will be built across the country to expand the rail network and increase Afghanistan’s capacity for regional trade and transit.…
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