Uzbekistan
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News
Four ISIS Members Detained in Uzbekistan
DIDPress: Several members of a group linked to ISIS-Khorasan (ISIS-K) were idedentified and arrested in Namangan city, reported Uzbek security officials. The group was allegedly organized by a 19-year-old girl who had previously studied in Istanbul. According to the website…
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Afghanistan
Why Uzbekistan Engaging with Taliban?
DIDPress: National Interest reported that Uzbekistan aims to transform Afghanistan from a security threat into a “land bridge” connecting Central Asia to South Asia. High-Level Meeting Highlights Tashkent’s Commitment On June 11, 2025, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Afghanistan’s…
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Analysis
Uzbekistan’s Connectivity Approach: Will India Reconnect with Central Asia?
DIDPress: Diplomat magazine recently argued that despite India’s position as the largest economy in South Asia, its limited presence at the Termez Dialogue has raised questions about its commitment to “Connect Central Asia” policy. For years, connecting Central and South…
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Afghanistan
The Cost of Uzbekistan’s ‘Pragmatic’ Taliban Policy
The revival of the trans-Afghan railway project and the Uzbek president eliciting support for it may not necessarily lead to its fruition. Moscow is no longer interested and neither is Kazakhstan. However, what is important to note here is Uzbekistan’s…
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Politics
Uzbek President Mirziyoyev in Iran to Discuss Bilateral Cooperation
DID Press: Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Tehran with a high-ranking delegation.
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Politics
Uzbekistan Hosted Meeting on “Financing of Terrorism based on Drug Trafficking”
DID Press: A group of experts from international organisations gathered in Tashkent to discuss the topic "Financing of terrorism based on drug trafficking - countering security threats in the CSTO, CIS, SCO".
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Status; What’s the Role of Uzbekistan and EU!
As part of the dialogue, the European Union is helping to strengthen stability and security in the Central Asian region, sustainable economic development and an increase in the living standards of its population, as well as the settlement of the…
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan and the Potential for a U.S.-Uzbekistan Partnership
The instability that arose from the August 2021 collapse of the U.S.-backed regime and rise of the Taliban has provoked renewed fears of transnational drug smuggling and terrorism
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Afghanistan
Scrutinizing US Overtures To Uzbekistan And Tajikistan
What is the Plan B if U.S. priorities change, and how will Russia, China, or Iran react if Tashkent and Dushanbe are forced to return, hat in hand?
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Afghanistan
New battlefront: South Asian power contests in Central Asia
Central Asia, notably Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, have risen as subtle “influencers” in a Taliban-led Afghanistan ..
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