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Azizi, Uzbek officials discuss connectivity projects, agriculture

Acting Minister for Commerce and Industries Nooruddin Azizi during a meeting with Uzbekistan Transport Minister Ilham Makhkov stressed progress on the Trans-Afghan Connectivity project and talked about Tashkant’s support for Afghanistan’s agriculture sector, a statement said on Friday.

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Uzbekistan approves $40m discount in Afghan transit fee

For good neighborliness and cooperation, Uzbekistan has approved a $40 million discount in transit fee for Afghan commercial goods for this year, the Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC) said on Monday. MoIC wrote on X that…

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Azizi, Saidov discuss cut in transit duty on Afghan goods

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have discussed reduction in transit duty on Afghan goods and solution to problems of traders of both countries. Acting Minister of Commerce and Industry Nooruddin Azizi met visiting Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov at his…

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Afghanistan has key role in regional stability: Mirziyoyev

Uzbekistan president Shavkat Mirziyoyev has emphasized Afghanistan’s vital role in regional stability and said a positive outcome could not achieved without engaging the caretaker government in international dialogue. He made this remarks while addressing the First Summit of the…

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Made in Herat, gas storage tanks exported to Uzbekistan

Produced by a local company, liquefied gas storage tanks have been exported to Uzbekistan for the first time from western Herat province. Herat governor Mawlana Noor Ahmad Islamjar praised industrialists’ achievements in the innovation field. He said…

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Uzbekistan ready to help develop Qush Tepa canal

Uzbekistan is ready to cooperate on the development of the Qush Tepa canal project and research on the characteristics of Afghanistan’s soil, the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MoAIL) said on Monday. A delegation from Uzbekistan, led…

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Dozens of Afghan students graduate in Uzbekistan

More than 100 Afghan students, including girls, have graduated from Uzbek language and railway services faculties of the special higher education center for Afghans in Uzbekistan. The graduation ceremony of the Afghan students was held in the Temrez…

Low-quality petrol from Uzbekistan denied entry: ANSA

The Afghanistan National Standards Authority has denied entry to six tankers importing low-quality petrol from Uzbekistan at Hairtan port in northern Balkh province. ANSA wrote on its Twitter page that it was for the first time in the…

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World Boxing C’ship: Tamim Akhtari named best referee

Afghan national Tamim Ahmad Akhtari has been named as ‘the best referee’ in recently concluded International Boxing Association (IBA)’s World Boxing Championships in Uzbekistan. The Afghanistan National Boxing Federation said Akhtri was named as the best referee in…

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Uzbekistan delivers over 200 tons of food items in aid

Continuing its humanitarian assistance with Afghanistan, Uzbekistan on Thursday delivered over 200 tons of food items to the Afghan authorities during a ceremony in northern Balkh province. Speaking on the occasion, the special representative of the President of…

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Tehran, Tashkent stress regional cooperation for Afghan stability

Foreign Ministers of Iran and Uzbekistan have discussed Afghanistan situation and stressed the need for cooperation of regional countries for stability in the war-torn country. In its twitter handle, the Foreign Ministry of Iran, said that foreign minister…

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Uzbekistan resumes freight trains to Afghanistan

Uzbekistan has resumed freight trains to Afghanistan through the Hairatan-Mazar-i-Sharif railway line after an agreement. The Afghanistan Railway Authority (ARA) says the transportation of transit commercial goods by train from Uzbekistan has resumed. ARA spokesman Abdul Sami Durrani…

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Uzbekistan Railways halts transportation to Afghanistan

The Uzbekistan Railways on Wednesday suspended goods transportation to Afghanistan, Interfax reported. The suspension was linked to Afghanistan’s failure to honour its commitment to completing phased technical work by February 1. At talks last month in Termez, Afghan…

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Uzbekistan set to resume power exports to Afghanistan

Uzbekistan has promised resuming power exports to energy-deficient neighbour Afghanistan with effect from January 25 (tomorrow). The Ministry of Energy in Tashkent acknowledged supplies to Afghanistan came to a halt on January 14 as a result of a…

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Kamelove, Muttaqi discuss security, trade ties

A delegation from Uzbekistan headed by National Security and Foreign Policy Advisor Abdul Aziz Kamelove on Sunday called on Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and both sides discussed bilateral ties and matters related to trade and transit.…

Uzbekistan welcomes Taliban ban on opium trade

Uzbekistan has welcomed a Taliban ban on the opium trade as a crucial step forward in the campaign against drugs. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev hailed the ban in an interview, according to Eurasianet,…

Pakistan, Uzbekistan to lobby for unfreezing Afghan assets

Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to lobby for unfreezing Afghan assets that were frozen by the international community in the aftermath of the Taliban take over. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made the…

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Electricity from Uzbekistan to Kabul cut off

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) on Tuesday said Uzbekistan's electricity to Afghanistan has been cut off due to a technical problem but Turkmenistan's power supply to capital Kabul has been connected for the first time. DABS said in…

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Afghan, Uzbek officials discuss bilateral cooperation

Afghanistan transport and aviation minister and special envoy of Uzbekistan on Sunday discussed bilateral cooperation in diverse fields in northern Balkh province. The two sides discussed airport repair, electricity and meteorological system during a meeting in Mazar-i-Sharif, the…

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