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Tajikistan seeks CSTO military support amid border attacks – media
Tengrinews.kz – Tajikistan is reportedly in talks with Russia and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) over possible military
03 December 2025
Earthquake felt by residents of Shymkent and Turkestan region
Tengrinews.kz – Kazakh seismologists recorded an earthquake, with tremors felt in the Turkestan region at an estimated intensity of 2 points.
03 November 2025
Kazakhstanis warned about fake messages on refugees from Syria and Afghanistan
Tengrinews.kz – A message circulating on WhatsApp, allegedly on behalf of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, has been spreading fear
25 August 2025
Tokayev met with special representative for Afghanistan
Tengrinews.kz – President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met with special representative for Afghanistan, Yerkin Tukumov, according to Akorda.
16 July 2025
Another pastime banned in Afghanistan
Tengrinews.kz – The authorities of Afghanistan have indefinitely banned the game of chess and dissolved the national chess federation.
13 May 2025
Fake Kazakh passports: four foreigners detained in Phuket
Tengrinews.kz - Three men and a woman were arrested at Phuket International Airport on the morning of December 10 while attempting to pass passport
13 December 2024
Afghan minister for refugees killed in Kabul suicide bombing
Tengrinews.kz - Khalil Haqqani, Afghanistan’s minister for refugees in the Taliban-led government, was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul,
12 December 2024
Does Kazakhstan need the CSTO, expert explains
Tengrinews.kz - Kazakhstan has successfully completed its chairmanship of the CSTO, fulfilling the tasks of strengthening regional security,
29 November 2024
A tourist who visited 190 countries names the most dangerous
Tengrinews.kz - A traveler from Germany, Luca Pferdmenges, has visited 190 countries at the age of 22. His trip around the world inevitably
08 November 2024
Taliban banned women from speaking to each other in public
Tengrinews.kz - The Taliban have prohibited women from speaking to other women in public in Afghanistan, according to Bild, a German newspaper.
28 October 2024
Kazakhstan plans to supply cars to Afghanistan
Tengrinews.kz - Deputy Prime Minister Serik Zhumangarin spoke about cooperation and trade with Afghanistan.
23 October 2024
Kazakhstan makes diplomatic changes
Tengrinews.kz - Ambassador of Kazakhstan Alimkhan Yessengeldiyev has been relieved of his duties in Afghanistan, while Yerkin Akhinzhanov has
09 September 2024
Afghan citizen sentenced to 15 years in Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - Shymkent court has sentenced an Afghan citizen to 15 years in prison.
11 July 2024
Goat polo, tug-of-war as Central Asia readies for Nomad Games
In a melee of hooves and hands, a scrum of horseriders on the plains of Central Asia wrestle to get control of the ball.
29 August 2016
No work, no trade on empty Silk Road in northern Afghanistan
Hairatan, the only crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, is an ominous bellwether of economic activity in northern Afghanistan.
25 May 2016
Central Asian countries sign Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation with USA
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the USA have issued the Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation.
23 November 2015
Desperate Afghan-Pakistan quake victims appeal for aid
Desperate survivors appealed for food and blankets after a devastating earthquake killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
28 October 2015
NATO welcomes US Afghan troop commitment
NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomed President Barack Obama's decision to keep US troops in Afghanistan longer than planned as part of a "crucial" effort to support Kabul.
16 October 2015
Pentagon chief: US not leaving Afghanistan
US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter indicated the United States would maintain extra troops in Afghanistan beyond the end of next year.
15 October 2015
Pentagon chief arrives in Europe amid Syrian, Afghan crises
US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter arrived in Madrid, beginning a European tour amid alarm over Russian bombardments in Syria and the refugee crisis sparked by the conflict.
05 October 2015