Uzbekistan won’t accept Taliban’s return to power
Uzbekistan’s foreign minister believes there is no military solution to the Afghan conflict and the Taliban must negotiate with the Afghan government.
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Won’t host foreign troops, military bases: Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has ruled out hosting foreign military bases on its soil, rejecting reports that the US troops withdrawing from Afghanistan may be deployed to the Central Asian nation. Asked about the reported US plan, a spokesperson for the…
Atmar meets Uzbekistan deputy PM on bilateral ties
Foreign Minister HanifAtmar met with Uzbekistan deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurakov on Monday and discussed with him matters of mutual interest. Atmar is heading a high-level delegation to meet Uzbek officials and attend the Afghanistan-Uzbekistan-Pakistan trilateral meeting in…
Ready to facilitate Afghan peace process, says Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan has reaffirmed its willingness willing to facilitate the ongoing Afghan peace process. Sadulla Tashmatov, head of mission of Uzbekistan, said his country had always supported efforts for Afghanistan’s stability. Speaking at the Area Study Centre at the…
Uzbekistan wants to host intra-Afghan peace parleys
Uzbekistan has voiced its willingness to host a subsequent round of Afghan peace negotiations that are expected to begin soon in Doha. At a meeting with officials from Afghanistan and the United States in Tashkent on Wednesday,…
UK, Uzbekistan to continue consultations on Afghanistan
KABUL. The agreement came during a videoconference on Tuesday between the special envoys of the two countries for Afghanistan. Uzbekistan’s Ismatulla Irgashev and UK’s Gareth Bayley discussed efforts for a negotiated settlement to the Afghan crisis, the Foreign Ministry in…
Uzbekistan, Pakistan back early Afghan peace talks
KABUL have underlined the need for an early start to intra-Afghan peace negotiations, a news report said on Tuesday. Efforts by Uzbekistan and Pakistan to resolve the crisis in Afghanistan also came up for discussion at a virtual meeting between…
Uzbekistan partially closes border with Afghanistan
Uzbekistan also closed its border with Afghanistan on Monday morning to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus. Mir Habibullah Guzar, police chief for the Hairatan port in Balkh province, told Pajhwok Afghan News Uzbekistan had partially shut its border.…
Taliban delegation travels to Uzbekistan
KABUL’s political office in Doha has travelled to Uzbekistan for talks on bilateral ties. Taliban spokesman Sohail Shaheen told Pajhwok Afghan News the ongoing peace process, national projects in Afghanistan and greater bilateral ties would be discussed with Uzbek officials.…
Afghan traders unhappy with Uzbek show conduct
Afghan traders say due to wrong management of the first-ever joint trade fair in Uzbekistan, they could not achieve some contracts. Afghanistan’s products went on display at the first-ever joint trade fair with Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Industries…
Uzbekistan fully supports Afghan-owned peace process: Kamilov
KABUL peace with the Kabul administration. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the 55th International Security Conference in German city of Munich on Thursday and expressed satisfaction over progress on regional connectivity projects and discussed comprehensively the rail…
US, Uzbekistan agree on political settlement of Afghan conflict
KABUL Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has held a meeting with Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov and discussed the Afghan peace process, the Uzbekistan Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. Deputy Assistant to the President of the United States, Senior…
New era of ties, hundreds of Afghans daily travel to Uzbekistan
Hundreds of Afghans daily travel to neighbouring Uzbekistan after relations between the two countries recently improved, officials, traders and political activists in northern Balkh province say. After the national unity government’s coming into power, a new phase of…
Modi, Mirziyoyev agree to fight terrorism without distinction
KABUL. According to the Times of India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat have agreed to work to stabilize Afghanistan following the Uzbek leader’s visit to India, Times of India said in a report. “Both India and Uzbekistan aspire towards a safe and prosperous external,”…
Taliban, Uzbek officials discuss security for key projects
KABUL delegation has discussed security for major projects with senior Uzbek government officials, a spokesman for the insurgent movement said on Sunday. Led by Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai, head of Taliban’s political office in Qatar, the team visited Uzbekistan from…
Afghan-Uzbek trade volume to reach $1b soon
KABUL and Uzbekistan have discussed bilateral trade and transport relations between the two countries, according to Uzbek media. Afghanistan’s Transport Minister Mohammad Hamid Tahmas traveled to Uzbekistan on Monday and held meetings with leadership of different business companies. The meeting…
Uzbekistan to supply cheaper power to Afghanistan
KABUL by around 3.5 afghanis per kilowatt, a statement from the Presidential Palace said Monday. The new price would be effective from July this year, announced by Uzbekistan special representative for Afghanistan Esmatullah Erghashif during a meeting with President Ashraf…
Uzbekistan cuts price of power exports to Afghanistan
KABUL, the Afghan national security advisor (NSA) office said on Tuesday. Qader Shah, spokesman for the NSA, told Pajhwok Afghan News Hanif Atmar, during a formal trip, attended a security commission meeting in Uzbekistan three days ago. Bilateral security and…
Afghanistan to be linked to China via train in 3 days
KABUL would be connected with China through his country’s Andijan railway route within next three days. President Ghani met Jamshid Qochqarov, also finance minister of Uzbekistan, who arrived on a visit to Kabul today, a statement from the Presidential Palace…
Uzbekistan delivers 25 buses, vows multifaceted support
Uzbekistan on Wednesday reiterated its support for Afghanistan, trade, transport, electricity to air flights and rail links. Uzbekistan’s President Special Envoy for Afghanistan Ismatilla Irgashev, who visited the Hairatan Port in northern Balkh on Wednesday, emphasized on strengthening…
Afghan forces not to let militants cross Uzbek border: Atmar
National Security Adviser (NSA) Hanif Atmar has assured Uzbekistan that the Afghan security forces would never allow terrorists to cross the country’s border into the neighboring country. A statement from NSA office said the advisor and his delegation…
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan begin cooperation talks
KABUL initiated talks with Uzbekistan on expanding bilateral security, economic and political cooperation and created respective commissions in this regard, the office of the National Security Advisor said Saturday. Afghanistan National Security Advisor Mohammad Hanif Atmar and presidential advisor on…
Ghani heads to Samarkand for Karimov’s funeral
President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday left for Uzbekistan to attend the funeral ceremony for Uzbek President Islam Karimov. The Presidential Palace said Ghani left Kabul for Samarkand to take part in the last rites of the Uzbek leader, who…
Russia must partake in Afghan talks: Uzbek president
KABUL. Speaking in Moscow after his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Karimov said: "In light of the current difficult situation in Afghanistan and considering the lessons from recent history, it is imperative to prevent the SCO involvement in the…
