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UNHCR urges Afghanistan's neighbors to keep borders open for potential ref
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) is calling upon countries neighboring Afghanistan to be ready to accept refugees as the security situation in the Central Asian country remains precarious, UNHCR Regional Spokesperson for Asia and the Pacific, Cathe
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Taliban's Afghanistan offensive has spillover effect in Central Asia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 29 (ANI): The deteriorating situation in Afghanistan with an increase in offensives by the Taliban is now spilling over to Central Asia.
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China to expand size of its Private Military Companies in Central Asia
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China] July 26 (ANI): Increase in Taliban insurgencies and the danger that it will seek to expand its influence into Central Asia, either by direct incursions or as a role model for local radicals--has refocused China's attention and changed its calculations as well as those of the
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US, Central Asian foreign ministers hold C5+1 summit in Uzbekistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 17 (ANI): US officials and Central Asian Foreign Ministers have concluded the C5+1 meeting, mainly focused on Afghanistan issues, in Uzbekistan's Tashkent on Friday.
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EAM Jaishankar flags barriers of regional connectivity at Tashkent confere
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 16 (ANI): Highlighting the importance of regional connectivity at a conference in Tashkent, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday noted that the challenge of politics, vested interests, and instability can be formidable impediments to its realisat
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Central, South Asian leaders to discuss Afghanistan issues in Uzbekistan,
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Tashkent [Uzbekistan], July 15 (ANI): Central and South Asian countries have expressed concern at the large-scale violence due to the ongoing conflict between the Afghan government and the Taliban which refuses to die down.
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US envoy Khalilzad travels to Asia, Middle East to pursue Afghan peace dea
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 10 (ANI): US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad departed for travel to South and Central Asia as well as the Middle East on July 9, the US State Department said on Saturday.
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Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hits Tajikistan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], July 8 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 on the Richter scale hit Tajikistan on Thursday, informed the National Centre for Seismology.
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Russia warns US against transforming withdrawal from Afghanistan into relo
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 6 (ANI): Russian Special envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has warned the United States that the process of withdrawing US troops from Afghanistan should not turn into a redeployment of the US and NATO infrastructure to the countries of Central Asia.
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US in talks with 3 Central Asian states to provide refuge to 50,000 at-ris
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 4 (ANI): Amid US troops withdrawal, thousands of Afghan translators and interpreters face threats from the Taliban as they assisted American troops for two decades during its war against terror in Afghanistan.
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Our PM has directed us to create an open-source version of Co-WIN, give it
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): Dr RS Sharma, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Health Authority (NHA) and Co-WIN platform on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed to create an open-source version of Co-WIN and to give it free of cost to any country who wants it.
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China fears US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to rise in ter
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 16 (ANI): China wants Central Asian countries to get involved in its Belt and Road Initiative, but fears that US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan could lead to a rise in terrorism in the region and affect its plans.
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