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Since the beginning of this year, Uzbekistan has held several rounds of negotiations with foreign partners on financing the construction of the Mazar-i-Sharif – Kabul – Peshawar railway. Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have been announced as potential investors. This circumstance brings the long-term project, which has been overgrown with a thick veil of skepticism during all this time, closer to reality. What prospects do trans-Afghan communications promise us and what is the strength of Uzbek transit we discuss below.
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The article shows the exceptional role of the Republic of Uzbekistan in ensuring transport connectivity of the Turkic states. Tashkent’s initiatives to expand the logistics capabilities of member countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), the progress and results of their practical imple- mentation are analyzed.
The potential of Uzbekistan is being revealed in the con- text of the effective use of the Trans-Caspian multimodal transport route. Examples of successful partnerships in the field of transport communications with Azerbaijan are consi-dered
Special attention is paid to the problematic aspects of mul- tilateral cooperation between OTS countries on transport and transit issues. Solutions to eliminate bottlenecks are presented.
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Currently, there is an alarming trend in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan associated with the intensification of radical propaganda on social networks. This negative trend raises serious concerns and requires closer attention from society and the authorities. Radical propaganda based on ideological and religious extremism is becoming more widespread in these regions. It is aimed at manipulating the masses, forming negative stereotypes and inciting ethnic hatred. Such attempts at manipulation and division only increase social tensions and threaten the peaceful coexistence of various ethnic groups. Despite the fact that the percentage of the population affected by such influence in Uzbekistan is small, the increasing number of radical channels seems to be a cause for concern.
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