Central Asia

Taliban say targeting Afghan provincial cities in retaliation for US aerial raids

Aug 06, 2021 08:28

The Taliban have switched strategy from targeting rural areas of Afghanistan to attacking provincial cities in response to increased US airstrikes across the war-ravaged country, militant sources say.
North-South corridor safer, cheaper alternative to Suez Canal: Iran's envoy

Apr 09, 2021 13:17

Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) can serve as a safer and cheaper alternative to the Suez Canal, which had been blocked for nearly a week in March, causing billions of dollars in damages every day.
Spread of terror, Afghan insecurity endanger Kyrgyzstan, Iran: FM

Apr 06, 2021 10:58

In a visit to Kyrgyzstan, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has mentioned that instability in Afghanistan and the spread of terrorism in the broader region are common threats facing the two Asian states.
FM to visit Central Asia next week for talks on mutual, regional cooperation: Spokesman

Apr 02, 2021 16:56

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will pay an official visit to four Central Asian countries next week for talks on enhancing bilateral and regional cooperation.
Iranian railway to provide landlocked Afghanistan with a lifeline

Jul 09, 2020 04:17

A 610-kilometer railway connecting Iran’s only ocean port of Chabahar to Zahedan near the eastern border would provide a lifeline to the landlocked Afghanistan, a country where the transport system has been hampered by years of war and a fierce rivalry between two major neighbors of India and Pakistan.
Trials and tribulations of Central Asia integration

Dec 13, 2019 14:12

Crossing Tajikistan from west to northeast – Dushanbe to the Tajik-Kyrgyz border – and then Kyrgyzstan from south to north all the way to Bishkek via Osh, is one of the most extraordinary road trips on earth. Not only this is prime Ancient Silk Road territory but now is being propelled as a significant stretch of the 21st century New Silk Roads.
Russia: Daesh setting up base in Afghanistan to target ex-Soviet countries

Nov 07, 2019 18:19

Russia says the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group is establishing a base in Afghanistan to target ex-Soviet countries, days after the group’s leader was declared dead following a raid by US troops.
Four killed, 18 wounded in Kyrgyz-Tajik border clash

Sep 17, 2019 15:53

Three Tajik soldiers and one Kyrgyz serviceman were killed and more than a dozen on both sides wounded in an overnight border clash, the authorities in Bishkek and Dushanbe said on Tuesday, blaming each other for the incident.
US seeking to move Daesh to Central Asia, Afghanistan: General Vahidi

Jan 26, 2018 14:47

President of the Supreme National Defense University of Iran Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi raised the alarm about Washington’s continued support for the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group and said the US is seeking to move the extremists to Central Asia and Afghanistan.
Real estate tycoon wins Mongolia’s presidency

Jul 09, 2017 08:37

A real estate tycoon and former wrestling champion has claimed victory in Mongolia’s presidential runoff.