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Uzbekistan just reformed its alphabet. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Latin-script reform law. The alphabet now has 28 letters plus one apostrophe. Four digraphs become single letters: O' to Ö, G' to Ğ, Sh to Ş, Ch to Ç. The Ng combination is dropped entirely. Saida Mirziyoyeva, who has pushed the reform since December 2023, called it the correction of a years-long historic mistake
The Russian Foreign Ministry has stated that tomorrow, October 16, a meeting focused on the security of Afghanistan and Central Asia, with the participation of representatives from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, will be held in Moscow. At this meeting, officials from the aforementioned organizations, representatives of member countries, and Russian and foreign experts will discuss the security challenges of Central Asia, the risks and opportunities for regional cooperation related to Afghanistan, and the security of water, energy, and food. It is planned that Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, will also deliver a speech at the plenary session of this conference
Rubio plans to fly to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for a meeting of top diplomats from Central Asia. And he plans to go to Mumbai and Jamnagar in India. That would be his 2nd trip to India this year — he visited Calcutta, Delhi and Jaipur in May. Amb. Sergio Gor is helping plan this
Afghanistan's Taliban authorities have suspended BBC FM radio broadcasts nationwide, citing unspecified "repeated violations." The BBC said millions of Afghans rely on its reporting and that it was working with authorities to resolve the issue. The Taliban government said the ban would remain in place for the time being.
An explosion occurred on the underground Central Asia–Center main gas pipeline in Russia's Penza region. The pipeline is part of a major gas transportation network connecting Russia with Central Asian countries
CSTO military exercises have begun in Belarus, with troops from Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan participating, the organization announced. The drills will continue through October 16 and involve more than 1,500 military personnel, over 300 pieces of military equipment, and approximately 80 drones
Putin: “We know that Iran is making genuine efforts to end the conflict, which broke out through no fault of its own. For our part, we are ready to do everything we can to help resolve the conflict.”
Police commander in Khorasan-e Razavi province: A vehicle carrying explosive materials was stopped before entering Mashhad, and the driver was arrested.
An Iranian trade delegation comprising around 180 traders, investors and economic activists arrived in Kabul on Tuesday, led by Chairman of the Iran-Afghanistan Joint Chamber of Commerce Mahmoud Siadat
Afghan Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said tensions with Pakistan can be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy. He accused Pakistan's military of relying on force rather than political understanding, while saying Afghanistan has a legitimate right to defend itself against aggression
Putin visited the "Chebarkulsky" training ground, where he observed the "Centre-2026" exercises. The exercises are being conducted in accordance with the training plan of the Russian Armed Forces, involving over 47,000 military personnel
Pakistan is accusing Kandahar governor of hosting militant leaders - including BLA, al-Qaeda and Hafiz Gul Bahadur group - to plot attacks inside Pakistan. Kabul rejects the claim as a smear campaign, a day after Pakistani airstrikes slaughtered 10 civilians in Helmand and Kunar
Pakistan airstrikes on Saturday killed 10 civilians, most of them children, and injured 9, UN says. Afghan officials condemned the attacks on civilian homes in Kunar and Helmand; Pakistan claims it killed 22 militants
Zalmay Khalilzad, the former U.S. Special Representative for Afghanistan, has strongly condemned the killing of Afghan civilians, particularly children, in Pakistani military airstrikes on parts of Helmand and Kunar provinces
Former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has condemned Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan's Kunar and Helmand provinces, describing the attacks as a violation of Afghanistan's sovereignty and territorial integrity
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Emirate has once again summoned the Chargé d'Affaires of the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul and lodged a strong protest with him regarding the repeated violation of Afghanistan's airspace and the Pakistani military's airstrikes
Central Asia is the core region of the Asian continent and stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China in the east and from Afghanistan in the south to Russia in the north. It is also sometimes referred to as Middle Asia, and, colloquially, "the 'stans" (as the six countries generally considered to be within the region all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan", meaning "land of") and is within the scope of the wider Eurasian continent.
Central Asia include five republics of the former Soviet Union: Kazakhstan (pop. 17 million), Kyrgyzstan (5.7 million), Tajikistan (8.0 million), Turkmenistan (5.2 million), and Uzbekistan (30 million), for a total population of about 66 million as of 2013–2014. Afghanistan (pop. 31.1 million) is also sometimes included. (wikipedia)
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