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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Presidents of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov and Mohammad Ashraf Ghani held talks in the Turkmen capital Ashgabat on July 3. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — As the new leadership in Uzbekistan pursues a new policy towards its southern neighbor, Afghanistan, which is focused on trade and economic cooperation, infrastructure and a gas-pipeline project, we are republishing this article by Fozil Mashrab, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor: Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Earlier this month the media reported that the former Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Afghanistan and ex-governor of Herat province, Ismail Khan, accused the Turkmen government of supporting the Taliban by supplying ammunition to Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s Herat province. Turkmen authorities have denied the allegation. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — As Turkmenistan badly needs to diversify its gas export routes amid the ongoing dispute with Iran over the payment for gas, we are republishing this article originally published by Stratfor: 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
ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Islamic Development Bank will provide a $700 million loan to finance the construction of the Turkmen section of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) natural gas pipeline. The agreement was signed in Washington, DC during the recently-held IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings. The State Bank for Foreign Economic Activities represents the Government of Turkmenistan in that agreement, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported. Continue reading
