Khaama Press: The Russian Presidential Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said the loyalists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Afghanistan are looking to expand to Central Asia and Russia. Kabulov, who is also the head of the Asia and Middle East department of the Russian foreign ministry, said the
Trend News Agency: A 146-kilometer Yoloten-Tahtabazar power transmission line has been constructed in Turkmenistan towards Afghanistan, the Turkmen government said March 26. After its commissioning, it will be possible to ensure a higher level of reliable energy supply not only for local consumers, but also for those in neighboring Afghanistan. Turkmenistan supplies electricity to Afghanistan on favorable terms.
ISLAMABAD, March 16 (Xinhua) — Turkmenistan President, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, arrived in Islamabad Wednesday on a two-day official visit to Pakistan, officials said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received the guest at a military airbase near Islamabad. A 21 gun salute was given as the visiting President alighted from his plane. During the visit, he will hold talks
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty March 13, 2016 Viktor Ivanov, the head of Russian’s Federal Narcotics Control Service visited Islamabad March 27 to discuss combating the illegal drug trade with his Pakistani counterpart Syed Shakeel Hussain. Hussain said recently cultivation of opium poppies in the northeastern areas of Afghanistan, along the border with Tajikistan, has risen
Tolo News: Afghanistan is preparing to start work on the key Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) Gas Pipeline project amidst four nations talks between the stakeholder countries, officials said Wednesday. Officials from the Mines and Petroleum Ministry said they have started awareness programs and assessments on social and environmental issues. “The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum [MoMP] is fully ready
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty February 14, 2016 Bruce Pannier The situation in northern Afghanistan, in areas along the border with Central Asia, has been deteriorating for more than two years now. Local officials, military officials, and residents of the northern provinces admit there are districts near or at the border of Central Asia that are
By Pete Baumgartner January 27, 2016 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty An international monitoring group says people around the world demonstrated to governments in 2015 that they must become more transparent and tackle the large-scale corruption that continues to plague so many countries and hinder their development. In its 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) released on January
Press TV / January 25, 2016 Tajikistan says the leader of the banned Tajik movement of Jamaat Ansarullah has been killed in Afghanistan. “The fate of mullah Amriddin is already decided. He was killed in Afghanistan, approximately six months ago. He was killed during a special operation,” Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda said at a
Yamin Zakaria: Looking back on 2015, except for the sporting success, there are not many reasons to feel optimistic about the future of Afghanistan. A resurgent Taliban continues to gain more territory, and even worse is the prospect of ISIS gaining a foothold, adding to the chaos. Click here to read more.
Tolo News: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that Tajikistan’s embassy in Kabul – through an official letter to the ministry – termed mounting insecurity as the main reason behind the closure of the consulates. “The letter has stressed the move will not have any impact on friendly relations between Kabul and Dushanbe,” the MoFA