On 14 October this year, information circulated that Taliban representatives asked Uzbekistan to cancel concerts and music programmes at the common market in Termez, otherwise Afghan citizens would not be allowed access to this market. However, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry soon denied these reports

The article analyses Uzbekistan’s strategic challenges arising from its increasing reliance on Chinese technology, particularly in renewable energy and green technology. As Uzbekistan pursues its climate goals, including achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, China emerges as a primary suppli

Tashkent, Uzbekistan – 13 September 2024. On 4-5 September 2024, Tashkent became the focal point for two critical regional security dialogues: the 10th International Conference of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (RATS SCO) and the 2nd

Uzbekistan has long been demonstrating a calculated and strategic pragmatism dealing effectively with its foreign policy towards the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. What might appear as mere diplomatic exchanges on the surface is, in fact, part of a broader and more sophisticated approach

Examining the challenges faced by international organizations in addressing the denial of women’s rights in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and explores strategies to foster regional collaboration between Western countries and Afghanistan’s Central Asian neighbours, in their new resear

This annual flagship report, including 13 policy briefs, offers an alternative glimpse at the events and developments in and around Afghanistan, prioritizing timely and significant thematic and regional approaches.

The recent, on March 12, 2024, visit of Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov to Kabul underscores the importance of constant engagement with the Taliban regime. Ongoing negoti

On February 18-19 this year, an international meeting on Afghanistan was held in Doha under the auspices of the United Nations, which was chaired by Secretary–General A. Guterres.

The Taliban’s lightning-fast takeover of Afghanistan received rather calm and “wait and see” reactions from nearly all the Central Asian Republics (CAR), with Tajikistan being unusually outspoken about the events unfolding in its southern neighbour. Although the CARs did not wel

In late March of this year, the control of the Afghan consulate in the eastern Tajikistan city of Khorog in GBAO (Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region) was rumored to pass over to the Taliban g

Contrary to the very dim and pessimistic assumptions about Afghanistan's dire economic conditions eventually getting even worse during the Taliban rule, so far appears to be a hasty and prema