Tag: Tajikistan

UNDERLINING THAT Afghanistan is passing through a difficult phase, National Security Adviser Ajit Doval on Wednesday said that India will never abandon the Afghan people in their time of need, sources said. Participating in the 5th multilateral meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils/National Security Advisers on Afghanistan in Moscow, ...

Last Updated: February 05, 2023, 16:37 ISTCAG Girish Chandra Murmu.India currently holds the SCO presidency, which annually rotates among member countriesComptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) G C Murmu will sign bilateral agreements with counterparts of  Kazakhstan and Tajikistan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation federal auditors’ meeting, ...

ISLAMABAD — An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter Scale hit Islamabad, Pakistan, on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology said.According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, the depth of the earthquake was measured at 150 km with the epicenter being Tajikistan.It occurred around 12:54 p.m. and ...

Source link www.rferl.org Welcome back to the China In Eurasia briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter tracking China’s resurgent influence from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. Before we start, a few housekeeping notes: Talking China In Eurasia, my new podcast, will be back in January. In the meantime, you can listen ...

National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said that financing is the “lifeblood” of terrorism and countering it should be a priority, as he hosted his counterparts from Central Asian countries in New Delhi to discuss terrorism, situation in Afghanistan, and other regional issues. Speaking at the first ...

Source link www.rferl.org In a deal that was met with little fanfare, Tajikistan last month agreed to carry out regular anti-terrorism drills with Chinese security forces on its territory. After all, Tajik and Chinese personnel have conducted bilateral military exercises in the past, including three since 2015. But the ...

The clash comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war and fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia.Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards have exchanged fire after a dispute over the border between the two Central Asian nations, officials on both sides said. The clash on Wednesday, which took place on the ...

Washington —  The leaders of Central Asia’s five nations edged toward closer cooperation but remain well short of the integrated community that has been a goal in the region for decades. Analysts say the five must still build trust while balancing ties with Russia and China.Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev ...

Source link www.rferl.org China is hunting Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities through an expanding global dragnet that is increasingly relying on cooperation with governments in the Middle East and South and Central Asia. Using a complex tool kit of intimidation, harassment, surveillance, detentions, and extraditions, Beijing's transnational campaign has ...

Source link www.rferl.org Afghanistan’s Taliban-led Defense Ministry has established several new military units in three border provinces in the country’s north, northeast, and west, deploying an estimated 4,400 additional troops in the region. The ministry said on February 14 that the Omar Salis division was officially launched by the ...