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Turkmenistan completes a section of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway

18th November, 2015 · admin

Khaama Press November 18, 2015 A section of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan railway construction which falls within the Turkmen soil has been completed, it has been reported. According to a statement released by the government of Turkmenistan, the construction of the railway has been completed up to the border of Afghanistan. The statement further added that the length

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Posted in Central Asia, Reconstruction and Development |
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Afghan electricity signs $82 million contracts on transmission

18th November, 2015 · admin

1TV: Two electricity transmission contracts worth $82 million were signed between Afghan national power utility and Indian, German companies. The contracts cover connecting 500KW from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan, 220KW from Sheberghan city to Mazar-i-Sharif city and building substations in Andkhoy and Sheberghan cities. The projects are expected to be completed by 2017. Click here to

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Posted in Central Asia, Reconstruction and Development |
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Turkmen, Afghan Leaders Launch Construction Of TAPI Pipeline

10th November, 2015 · admin

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty November 10, 2015 Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani have met in Ashgabat to launch the construction of a pipeline meant to pump natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India. The proposed 1,735-kilometer TAPI pipeline is intended to carry 33 billion cubic meters of gas per year

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Posted in Central Asia, Economic News |
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Central Asia Merits Sustained US Attention, Experts Say

9th November, 2015 · admin

VOA News: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry just returned from a whirlwind trip to five Central Asian countries with “a deepening commitment” to collaborate on building the region’s economy, fighting international terrorist organizations and combating climate change, as top diplomats professed in a joint statement. Click here to read more (external link).

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Why Central Asia is increasingly worried about Afghanistan

5th November, 2015 · admin

As foreign militants join the Taliban’s fight against government forces in Afghanistan, Central Asian countries are more and more worried about the danger of Islamic fighters infiltrating the region. DW examines. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Central Asia, ISIS/DAESH, Taliban |
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