Afghanistan and Uzbekistan

At least seven killed in blast in north Afghanistan

At least seven killed in blast in north Afghanistan

At least seven people were killed on Tuesday when a blast hit a vehicle carrying oil workers in northern Afghanistan, police said. "Today at around 7 a.m. a blast took place in ... Balkh on a bus which belonged to Hairatan oil …

Taliban* promises Uzbekistan to pay for electricity

Taliban* promises Uzbekistan to pay for electricity

Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Sardor Umurzakov said today that the Taliban movement prohibited in Russia, which took power in Afghanistan, promised Tashkent to close all debts for electricity. "We held a discussion, …

Uzbekistan hosted talks with Taliban

Uzbekistan hosted talks with Taliban

According to the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Yusup Kabulzhanov, today, the negotiations between members of the government of the republic and a delegation of the Taliban movement (prohibited in the …

Uzbekistan hosts several hundreds of Afghan refugees

Uzbekistan hosts several hundreds of Afghan refugees

Uzbekistan has temporarily accommodated several hundred Afghan refugees, a source in the Termez city administration said. "A group of about 150 people - children, women and men - have been accommodated in a tent camp near the …

Uzbekistan expects trade restart with Afghanistan

Uzbekistan expects trade restart with Afghanistan

Trade and economic ties between Tashkent and Kabul should recover soon, despite the aggravation of the situation in Afghanistan caused by the shift in power, Director of Termez Cargo Center, the largest logistical terminal in South Uzbekistan, …

Mirziyoyev receives letter from Biden

Mirziyoyev receives letter from Biden

Today, on the eve of the traditional eastern holiday of Novruz, US President Joseph Biden sent a message to Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. In the letter he announced Washington's desire to see Tashkent among participants of the Afghan …