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KABUL (TCA) — A two-day meeting between chiefs of staff of the armies of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, and the Commander of Resolute Support Mission Gen. John Nicholson started on February 13 in Kabul, TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Pakistan’s membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization can certainly strengthen security and cooperation in the broader Central Asia region, and give the bloc’s Central Asian member countries the much-needed access to the Indian ocean to help boost international trade. We are republishing this article on the issue by Rizwan Zeb*, originally published by the CACI Analyst: Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — A Memorandum of Mutual Understanding on the implementation of the project of the construction of Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan power transmission lines was signed between the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan and Turkey’s Çalyk Holding A.Ş in Ashgabat, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported on January 31. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Reports say that Islamic State militants are fleeing Iraq and Syria and establishing new strongholds in the war-torn Afghanistan. This poses a security threat to the country’s northern neighbors in Central Asia, and the Taliban seems to be the only real force capable of resisting IS expansion in Afghanistan now. We are republishing this article by Animesh Roul on the issue, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Terrorism Monitor: Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The first rail transportation of fruit and vegetable products from Pakistan to Kazakhstan has been organized by KTZ Express, a subsidiary of Kazakhstan’s national railways company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the company’s press office said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Through Iran's Chabahar port, India has got access to the markets of Afghanistan and Central Asia states, with the possibility to reach Russian and European markets by land routes. We are republishing this article by Sudha Ramachandran on the issue, originally published by the CACI Analyst: Continue reading
