Afghanistan, India open another air freight corridor bypassing Pakistan
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan and India on March 11 opened another air freight corridor connecting Herat to New Delhi, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading
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Afghanistan: Taliban leader Mullah Omar reportedly lived near US base for years
KABUL (TCA) — The late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar lived near a U.S. base in southern Afghanistan for years, a new book claims. Searching For An Enemy, by Dutch journalist and writer Bette Dam, says the fugitive leader never hid in Pakistan as was believed by U.S. and Afghan officials, RFE/RL reports. Continue reading
Uzbekistan and France plan Silk Road exhibition in the Louvre
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan and France plan to organize an exhibition “Civilization and Culture on the Great Silk Road,” in the Louvre Museum in 2021, the Jahon information agency reported. Continue reading
University of Central Asia architect wins Pritzker Prize
BISHKEK (TCA) — Arata Isozaki, the renowned Japanese architect, and designer of the master plan of the University of Central Asia (UCA), has won the coveted Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2019. He is the 46th Pritzker laureate, and the prize of $100,000 will be awarded at an official ceremony in May at the Chateau de Versailles in France. Continue reading
Kazakhstan: Xinjiang activist detained, accused of inciting discord
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (TCA) — Security services in Kazakhstan have detained the leader of a group that has raised concerns over problems faced by ethnic Kazakhs in China’s Xinjiang, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading
Internet becoming more accessible in Central Asia countries
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Internet penetration increases every year in Central Asia countries. The World Wide Web and the new opportunities it provides are becoming more accessible and diverse. Continue reading
