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Pakistan & Afghanistan as Transit Hubs: An Untapped Game-Changer for Regional Connectivity

Central Asia: Encompassing Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan sit atop some of the world’s most significant reserves of natural gas, oil, uranium, and...

Afghanistan launches construction of major cargo truck terminal

KABUL, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Construction has begun on a modern cargo truck terminal at Hairatan Junction in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province, a key infrastructure project designe...

Afghanistan Response Route

The Afghanistan Response Route (ARR) was established by the previous government and became operational in April 2024, and was discontinued on 4 July 2025.

Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for Afghanistan

When landlocked Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan started fighting late last year and their border crossings closed, Afghans turned to their western neighbor, Iran, for an alter...

Strait of Hormuz closure chokes trade and aid for Afghanistan

When landlocked Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan started fighting late last year and their border crossings closed, Afghans turned to their western neighbor, Iran, for an alter...

Pakistan’s ports emerge as transit hub after Iran war disrupts Gulf routes

Official data shows Karachi Port handled more transshipments in less than a month than all of 2025

Afghanistan: Evolving Role of Regional Cooperation and UNAMA

Afghanistan is no longer viewed exclusively as a source of risks, but increasingly as a space of opportunities, especially from Central Asia’s perspective.

Afghanistan records significant growth in trade with Central Asia countries

KABUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan has recorded a strong rise in its trade with Central Asian countries, with the volume increasing by 43 percent in 2025 compared to the previo...

Afghanistan: From Landlocked, Luck-Locked To An Important South Asian Influencer

by Shaumik Samar GhoshThe contentious Durand Line which separates Afghanistan and Pakistan runs 2,640-kilometre, with the western end touching Iran and the eastern end to China.Nam...

Kazakhstan Aims to Boost Trade with Afghanistan to $3 Billion Amid Transit Push

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ALMATY – Kazakhstan plans to increase trade with Afghanistan to $3 billion in the coming years,...

New transit framework with Iran to position Pakistan as regional trade hub: ICCI

Afghanistan-Central Asia consultative meeting held to boost trade, security ties

KABUL, April 5 (Xinhua) -- The first Afghanistan-Central Asia consultative meeting opened in Kabul on Sunday, hosted by Afghanistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, bringing together...

Hormuz Crisis Has Supercharged The Middle Corridor Trade Route

While diplomatic efforts struggle to stabilize access to the Strait of Hormuz amid tensions between the United States and Iran, Eurasian trade is increasingly being redirected towa...

Pakistan cuts Gwadar fees, eyes transit traffic from postwar Iran

Afghanistan-Central Asia consultative meeting held to boost ties

Afghanistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks during a press conference to present the ministry's annual achievements report in Kabul on August 22, 2023. /VCGT...

Authorities inaugurate five major urban projects in W. Afghanistan

KABUL, May 23 (Xinhua) -- The Herat Municipality has officially inaugurated and put into operation five major urban development projects with a combined value of over 1.6 billion a...

As Hormuz Tensions Rise, Central Asia’s Role as Transit Hedge Grows

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. ASTANA – As risks around key maritime chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz intensify, Centr...

Afghanistan launches construction on 71-mln-USD ring road section

KABUL, April 18 (Xinhua) -- Construction has begun on a 50-km section of the Qaisar-Laman ring road in western Afghanistan's Badghis province, the Ministry of Public Works said on...

As US-Iran war chokes Hormuz, can Central Asia’s ‘Middle Corridor’ rise to the rescue?

As the US-Israeli war with Iran chokes off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the “Middle Corridor” is being held up as a critical alternative lifeline linking East Asia to Eur...

Afghanistan Signs $46 Million Port Equipment Deal With Indian Firm - Khaama Press

Afghanistan Signs $46 Million Port Equipment Deal With Indian Firm - Khaama Press

Afghanistan starves as allies freeze its future

Australias Afghan war legacy is no longer just about battlefield conduct, but a humanitarian crisis deepened by the freezing of a nations lifeline, writesDavid Higginbottom.THE ARR...

Islamabad allows transit trade to Iran

Sets routes via Karachi and Gwadar under customs rules

Construction resumes on Jalalabad-Torkham highway project worth over 13 mln USD in E. Afghanistan

KABUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Construction has resumed on the remaining sections of the second lane of the Jalalabad-Torkham highway worth 13.26 million U.S. dollars, a key transport...

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-REFUGEE CAMP-RETURNEES

(260512) -- KABUL, May 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Returnees are seen at a temporary refugee camp in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 12, 2026. A total of 978 Afghan families comprising 5,046 peop...