AFGHANISTAN

Afghanistan to host regional meeting of strategic research centers in Kabul

Afghanistan to host regional meeting of strategic research centers in Kabul

KABUL, JUN 15: The Strategic Studies Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is set to host a high-level regional meeting of leading research Read More

TAPI project advances in Afghanistan as 84kms of pipeline laid

TAPI project advances in Afghanistan as 84kms of pipeline laid

KABUL, JUN 15: Construction work on the Afghanistan section of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline is progressing steadily, with officials confirming that around 84 kilometres of pipeline have now been Read More

Central Asia–Afghanistan dialogue underscores regional connectivity and stability

Central Asia–Afghanistan dialogue underscores regional connectivity and stability

KABUL, JUN 13: Policymakers, analysts, and regional stakeholders gathered on the sidelines of the Termez Dialogue on Connectivity between Central and South Asia to discuss the future of regional connectivity,Read More

Uzbek company keen to establish mineral processing plant in Afghanistan

Uzbek company keen to establish mineral processing plant in Afghanistan

KABUL, JUN 9 – Abdul Rahman Qanit, Deputy Minister for Policy and Programs at the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, met Tuesday with Bahadur Tashmanov, Deputy Ambassador of Uzbekistan, Akram Read More

Afghanistan reportedly acquiring Russian Air Defense System

Afghanistan reportedly acquiring Russian Air Defense System

The move is being closely watched by neighboring countries, particularly amid ongoing concerns over border security and cross-border militancy DNA KABUL/MOSCOW: Afghanistan’s acting Defense Minister, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid, has Read More

Bennett urges Taliban to release detained journalists ahead of press freedom day

Bennett urges Taliban to release detained journalists ahead of press freedom day

NEW YORK: Richard Bennett, the UN special rapporteur for Afghanistan, has called on the Taliban to immediately release detained journalists and ease restrictions on the media, warning that press freedom Read More