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Kazakhstan appoints special envoy for Afghanistan

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KABUL (Pajhwok): Kazakhstan has named Yerkin Tukumov as the country’s special representative for Afghanistan, a media report said on Monday.

Tukumov was appointed to the position by the President of Kazakhstan, Kazinform News Agency reported.

Tukumov previously served as the head of Kazakhstan’s Centre for Strategic Studies.

In March this year, while serving in that role, he visited Kabul.

Since 2022, he has been leading the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies under the Office of the President.

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