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Leaders link tackling water and climate at COP26 as crisis looms

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) - Governments and U.N. agencies meeting at COP26 in Glasgow  formed a water and climate coalition on Tuesday to address growing hazards and shrinking reserves.…

Russia tells Afghan neighbours to say no to U.S., NATO presence

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's top diplomat told Afghanistan's neighbours on Wednesday to refuse to host U.S. or NATO military forces following their withdrawal from Afghanistan. The Kremlin is worried by…

Exclusive-U.S. hopes to soon relocate Afghan pilots who fled to Tajikistan, official says

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States hopes to soon relocate around 150 U.S.-trained Afghan Air Force pilots and other personnel detained in Tajikistan for more than two…

Russia-led security bloc to hold military drills near Afghan border on Oct. 22-23 -RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russia-led security bloc that includes some countries adjacent or close to Afghanistan will hold military drills near the Afghan border in Tajikistan from Oct. 22-23, the…

Exclusive-Echoes, uncertainty as Afghan pilots await U.S. help in Tajikistan

By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-trained Afghan pilot was talking to Reuters on a smuggled cellphone from Tajikistan, where he is being held, when something strange happened -…

21st Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of State in Dushanbe, Tajikistan

The 21st Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of State will be held on 17th September 2021 in Dushanbe in a hybrid format. The meeting will be chaired by the…

Russia’s Central Asian allies say won’t host Afghan refugees

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Members of a Russia-led security bloc that includes some countries adjacent or close to Afghanistan have no plans to host Afghan refugees amid the political and security…

Russia sends armoured vehicles, military equipment to Tajikistan

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia sent Tajikistan 12 armoured vehicles and an array of military equipment, its defence ministry said on Saturday, as Moscow looks to shore up its Central Asian…

Russia to reinforce its Tajikistan base with new tanks

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is to equip its military base in Tajikistan, which neighbours Afghanistan, with 30 new tanks by the end of the year, the Interfax news agency reported.…

Tajikistan can’t afford to take in Afghan refugees without help -police chief

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Tajikistan cannot afford to take in large numbers of refugees and asylum seekers from neighbouring Afghanistan as it promised to do in the summer, the police chief…

U.S. to help build border facilities on Tajik-Afghan border – embassy

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States will help build new facilities for border guards in Tajikistan along the Central Asian country's frontier with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan to better respond to…

Macron invites Tajik President to visit France

Paris [France] August 26 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron has invited his Tajik counterpart, Emomali Rahmon, to visit Paris, the Elysee Palace said on Thursday, with the two leaders set…