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Central Asia Caught Up in Power Play Between US, China

17th May, 2022 · admin · Leave a comment

VOA News May 16, 2022 Navbahor Imamova WASHINGTON — In the two most recent U.S. presidential administrations, Central Asia has been caught up in Washington’s “strategic competition” with Beijing, experts say. And, they add, that under the presumption that Central Asians share Washington’s concerns, the United States, highlighting human rights violations in China’s western region of

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Posted in Central Asia, China-Afghanistan Relations, Economic News, Security, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Afghanistan-Kazakhstan, Destabilization of Central Asia, Taliban selling out Uyghurs, Uyghurs |
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Putin, Tajik President Discuss Growing Terrorist Threat in Afghanistan – Kremlin

14th May, 2022 · admin · Leave a comment

Michael Hughes AOPNEWS May 13, 2022 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon in a telephone conversation discussed the perceived boost in terrorist activity within Afghanistan’s borders and agreed to coordinate with neighboring states on a response to the threat. Several international leaders and diplomats have alleged the presence of violent extremist groups

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Posted in AOP Reports, Central Asia, ISIS/DAESH, Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Destabilization of Central Asia, Taliban Security Failure |
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IS-K Ramps Up War Against The Taliban By Attacking Central Asian Neighbors

11th May, 2022 · admin

By Abubakar Siddique Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty May 11, 2022 The ultraradical Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) group is trying to undermine the Taliban’s hard-line rule by launching attacks on neighboring countries from Afghanistan, analysts say. In the latest attack, IS-K claimed that it had fire rockets on unspecified targets inside Tajikistan from the northern Afghan province of

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Posted in Central Asia, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban, Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Destabilization of Central Asia, Taliban vs. ISIS |
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Taliban Investigating Report That Islamic State Fired ‘Rockets’ Into Tajikistan

8th May, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Tajik Service May 8, 2022 Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government says it is investigating reports that rockets have been fired into Tajikistan from Afghan territory. The Islamic State (IS) extremist group said earlier on May 8 that it had fired eight rockets from Afghanistan into the territory of neighboring Tajikistan, according to an Afghan media report. The Afghan

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Posted in Central Asia, ISIS/DAESH, Security, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban |
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Putin Concerned Russia May Neglect Threat From Afghanistan Amid Ukraine Conflict

30th April, 2022 · admin

Michael Hughes AOPNEWS April 29, 2022 President Vladimir Putin told Russia’s Security Council that while the situation in Ukraine is the country’s top national security issue, Moscow must also address possible threats emanating from Afghanistan and elsewhere in Central and South Asia. Violence in Afghanistan has been on the rise highlighted by an Islamic State

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Posted in AOP Reports, Central Asia, Russia-Afghanistan Relations, Security, Taliban |
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Uzbeks Say Aircraft Flown From Afghanistan Are US Property

30th April, 2022 · admin

Navbahor Imamova VOA News April 29, 2022 TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN — Defying Taliban demands, authorities in Uzbekistan say dozens of aircraft flown into their territory as the former Afghan government collapsed last summer are the property of the United States and will not be returned to the interim government in Kabul. The decision is likely to complicate

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Posted in Central Asia, Security, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations, Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations, Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Relations |
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Uzbekistan Rejects Claim By Islamic State Affiliate In Afghanistan Over Rocket Assault

19th April, 2022 · admin

By RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service April 19, 2022 Uzbekistan has rejected claims by a regional affiliate of Islamic State that it carried out a rocket attack on the Central Asian nation from neighboring Afghanistan. The Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K) said on April 18 that it had fired 10 rockets at an Uzbek military base in the border town

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Posted in Central Asia, ISIS/DAESH, Security | Tags: Destabilization of Central Asia, Uzbekistan-Afghanistan Relations |
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Taliban introduces caretaker ambassador to Turkmenistan

17th March, 2022 · admin

Ariana: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) [Taliban] on Thursday introduced Haji Fazal Mohammad Sabir as caretaker ambassador of Afghanistan’s embassy in Turkmenistan, IEA’s Foreign Ministry announced in a series of tweets. Afghan diplomats, and other Afghans in Ashgabat, along with Turkmenistan’s deputy foreign minister attended an inauguration ceremony to mark the event. Click here to

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Posted in Central Asia, Taliban | Tags: Turkmenistan-Afghanistan Relations |
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Taliban Says New Troops Near Central Asian Borders Will Bring Stability. The Neighbors Are Not So Sure

16th February, 2022 · admin

By Farangis Najibullah Mustafa Sarwa February 16, 2022 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Defense Ministry has established several new military units in three border provinces in the country’s north, northeast, and west, deploying an estimated 4,400 additional troops in the region. The ministry said on February 14 that the Omar Salis division was officially launched

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Posted in Central Asia, NRF - National Resistance Front, Security, Tajikistan-Afghanistan Relations, Taliban | Tags: Destabilization of Central Asia |
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Taliban rejects claims of Afghan interference in Kazakhstan unrest

2nd February, 2022 · admin

Ariana: The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Wednesday said in a statement there was no truth in allegations that Afghanistan was in any way involved in the recent unrest in Kazakhstan. Some media outlets have quoted Russian officials as saying that some individuals from Afghanistan also took part in the protests in Kazakhstan, read

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Posted in Central Asia, Taliban | Tags: Afghanistan-Kazakhstan, Destabilization of Central Asia |
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