Month: October 2021

October 28, 2021 No Responses

US to Provide $144 Million to Afghanistan in Humanitarian Aid

The United States announced Thursday it is providing nearly $144 million in new humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, where millions of people could face acute hunger this winter unless aid arrives soon.National Security Council spokesperson Emily Ho...
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October 28, 2021 No Responses

TATNEFT to restart 300 idle oil wells in Turkmenistan

On October 26, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held a meeting with the leaders of the oil and gas complex and representatives of PJSC Tatneft (Tatarstan), who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the XXVI International Conference “Oil and Gas of T...
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October 28, 2021 No Responses

Houses near Tekinsky Bazaar will be demolished in Ashgabat. An International Treatment and Rehabilitation Center will be built in their place

In Ashgabat, preparations are underway for the demolition of residential buildings near the Tekinsky bazaar, where a medical center will be built, Turkmen news reports .The first to be demolished are houses on Azadi Street and Atamurat Niyazov Avenue. ...
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October 28, 2021 No Responses

India Slams New Chinese Land Border Law

Although it has expressed concern over a new land boundary law passed by China, India has said it expects that Beijing will not take action that could “unilaterally” alter the situation in the countries’ border areas.China’s National People’s Congres...
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October 27, 2021 No Responses

India’s Top Court Probes Spying Charges Against Government

India's top court on Wednesday established a committee of experts to look into accusations that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government used Israeli military-grade spyware to monitor political opponents, journalists and activists.The Supreme Court or...
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October 27, 2021 No Responses

UNHCR Welcomes Pakistan Easing Restrictions at Afghan Border Crossings

The U.N. refugee agency says it welcomes recent steps by Pakistan to ease restrictions at official border points with neighboring Afghanistan. The agency says this enables smoother movement of goods into troubled Afghanistan, and keep people from turni...
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October 27, 2021 No Responses

China, Russia Working Together on Security Threats in Central Asia

Eyes in Beijing and Moscow are trained on Central Asia, prompted by the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan.The security threat in Afghanistan and the desire to shut off Central Asia from other powers, such as the U.S., is motivating Beijing and Moscow to ...
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October 27, 2021 No Responses

Blinken Orders Review of US Withdrawal From Afghanistan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that he had ordered a full-scale review of the American withdrawal from Afghanistan in August as the U.S. ended its two-decade fight against terrorism there.In a hastily arranged airlift, the U.S. a...
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October 27, 2021 No Responses

Khalilzad: Ghani’s ‘Intransigence,’ Afghan Elite’s ‘Selfishness’ Led to Collapse

Zalmay Khalilzad, the senior U.S. official who led the negotiations with the Taliban, blamed, for the most part, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s “intransigence,” the Afghan elite’s “selfishness” and Afghan soldiers’ lack of will to fight for the ...
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October 27, 2021 No Responses

Taliban officials discuss TAPI construction with Turkmen Ambassador to Kabul again

Acting Minister of Mines and Oil of the Taliban, Mohammad Isa Akhund, met in Kabul with the Ambassador of Turkmenistan, Khoja Ovezov . Deputy Minister of Information and Culture Zabiullah Mujahid announced this on October 27 on his Twitter. .“During th...
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