Uzbekistan
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan–Uzbekistan Trade Sees Unprecedented Surge, Up 45% in 2025
DID Press: New figures released by Uzbekistan’s National Statistics Committee show a sharp rise in economic exchanges between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan in 2025, with total trade reaching approximately $1.6 billion—an increase of 45.5 percent compared to the previous year. The…
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Afghanistan
Uzbekistan Weighs Military-Technical Cooperation With Taliban
DID Press: Uzbekistan is reviewing the possibility of launching military–technical cooperation with Afghanistan under Taliban administration, according to a draft presidential decree outlining the country’s strategic planning through 2030. The draft, signed by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and published on…
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Afghanistan
Uzbekistan Warns Regional Extremism Threatens Afghanistan and Central Asia
DID Press: Uzbekistan warned that the spread of regional extremism poses a direct threat to Afghanistan and the security of Central Asian states, linking its concerns to instability in the Middle East. Abdulaziz Kamilov, foreign policy adviser to the president…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan shipped 20kg of raw gold to Uzbekistan for processing
DID Press: Afghanistan sent 20kg of raw gold, valued at approximately $2.9 million, to Uzbekistan for industrial processing, in a move aimed at developing the jewelry industry, increasing value-added production, and strengthening regional industrial cooperation. Uzbek media reported that the…
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Development
UN Boosts Tajikistan, Uzbekistan with High-Tech Gear against Terror and Arms Trafficking
DID Press: UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), with financial support from the Government of Canada, delivered advanced ballistic equipment and information technology systems to the ministries of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to bolster…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Becomes Uzbekistan’s 3rd-Largest Export Market
DID Press: Uzbekistan’s State Statistics Committee announced that Afghanistan became the country’s third-largest export destination in 2025, accounting for more than 3.1 percent of Uzbekistan’s total exports. According to the committee’s official report, Uzbekistan exported goods worth a total of…
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Afghanistan
Uzbekistan to Boost Building Material Exports to Afghanistan
DID Press: Uzbekistan’s association O‘zsanoatqurilishmateriallari held an online meeting with senior officials and domestic manufacturers to outline new strategies for foreign markets, In line with a presidential directive to expand building material exports. Ilyas Rahimov, the association’s head, presented a…
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Afghanistan
Afghans Top Business Travel to Uzbekistan in 2025
DID Press: Afghan nationals made the highest number of business trips to Uzbekistan in the first ten months of 2025, according to Uzbekistan’s National Statistics Agency. The data show that travel by Afghan traders to Uzbekistan increased significantly compared with…
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Afghanistan
Kabul to Host 2025 Int’l Badminton Championships
DID Press: Kabul has been selected to host the 2025 International Badminton Open, featuring athletes from Afghanistan, Iran, Uzbekistan, and Syria. The tournament will take place from December 12 to 18 at the Sports Hall of the Kabul Physical Training…
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Culture & Arts
Tashkent’s Islamic Civilization Center Showcases History with Future Tech
DID Press: The newly established “Islamic Civilization” center in Tashkent, described as four times taller than the iconic Hollywood sign and roughly seven times larger than the White House, is set to open to the public in March 2026. The…
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