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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water said that work on the Central Asia-South Asia (CASA-1000) electricity transmission project will start in the near future and an Indian company has won the tender for the Afghan part of the project, TOLOnews agency reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — On January 12 in Islamabad, Kyrgyzstan’s Economy Minister Arzybek Kojoshev met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. A Kyrgyz governmental delegation headed by Kojoshev arrived in Islamabad to take part in the 3rd meeting of the Kyrgyz-Pakistani Intergovernmental Commission for trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation, the press service of the Kyrgyz Economy Ministry said. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — The office of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has expressed skepticism about a promise by Taliban militants to support and protect development projects in Afghanistan which benefit the country, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As Kyrgyzstan pins big hopes on future power exports as part of the CASA-1000 energy transmission project, we are republishing this article by Cholpon Orozobekova, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As Pakistan on May 18 hosted a new round of four-nation peace talks aimed at reviving long-stalled negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government, we are republishing this article originally published by Stratfor: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The official launching ceremony of the Central Asia-South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000) took place on May 12 in Tursunzade city located 60 kilometers from Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. The event was attended by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov, Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, and Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah. Continue reading