TAT Railway Project: A Road That Was Never Built
September 23rd, 2020
Via Central Asian Bureau for Analytical Reporting, a look at theTurkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway project: The fate of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway is still unclear, although in terms of importance this project can compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative. For Tajikistan, the main goal of the construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Tajikistan (TAT) railway is an alternative […]
Read more »Road To Everywhere…China’s Investment Interest In Afghanistan
September 9th, 2020
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on China’s interest in a peaceful Afghanistan: China has offered to build a road network for the Taliban if they can ensure peace in Afghanistan after the US military withdrawal, according to two senior tribal leaders in Pakistan with close ties to the militants. Diplomats from Beijing offered […]
Read more »Fortescue Opens Talks With Afghanistan on Nation’s Mining Riches
August 22nd, 2020
Via Bloomberg, a report on Australian interest in Afghanistan’s natural resources: Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. has held talks with Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani on potential mining sector opportunities in the nation, which has struggled to accelerate development of an estimated $1 trillion worth of minerals deposits. Ghani and the company’s chairman Andrew Forrest held an Aug. 6 […]
Read more »Uzbekistan’s Planned Rail Project To Afghanistan and Gawadar
July 24th, 2020
Via Frontier Post, an article on Uzbekistan’s plan to develop a rail project from Termez via Mazar e Sharif and Peshawar to Gawadar: Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Washington DC Mr Javion Vakhabov while speaking at United States Institute of Peace (USIP) stated that Uzbekistan is working to implement its desire of building rail road from Uzbek […]
Read more »Afghanistan’s Three Trillion Dollar Question
July 24th, 2020
Via Eurasia Review, an article on Afghanistan’s mineral potential: For three days in May, the streets of Kabul were peaceful. No bullets exchanged between the Taliban and government forces. No bombs dropped. The ceasefire, which coincided with the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, was significant not only for its lack of casualties, but also in that […]
Read more »Turkmenistan: Reviving TAPI
June 8th, 2020
Via Eurasianet, a look at Turkmenistan’s recent efforts to revive TAPI: After months of silence on the matter, attention in Ashgabat has turned again to the current state of affairs with the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline. Myratgeldy Meredov, a deputy chairman of the Cabinet, assured the president at a government meeting on May 29 that the project […]
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