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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 августа 2016, 14:43

Hairatan, the only crossing between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan, is an ominous bellwether of economic activity in northern Afghanistan.

• 25 мая 2016, 17:14

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and the USA have issued the Joint Declaration of Partnership and Cooperation.

• 23 ноября 2015, 15:50

Desperate survivors appealed for food and blankets after a devastating earthquake killed more than 360 people in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

• 28 октября 2015, 12:00

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 октября 2015, 12:55

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter indicated the United States would maintain extra troops in Afghanistan beyond the end of next year.

• 15 октября 2015, 15:37

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 октября 2015, 14:41

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned last week's deadly attack on a Pakistani air force base and said Afghanistan will never allow its land to be used against Pakistan.

• 22 сентября 2015, 12:34

Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev took part in CSTO Collective Security Council meeting to discuss countering terrorist threats.

• 16 сентября 2015, 22:19

From ridiculing warlords to poking fun at the political elite, a crop of covertly run Afghan satirical outlets are resonating widely with disenchanted citizens.

• 15 сентября 2015, 15:31

At least 50 militants were killed and their ammunition dump destroyed Monday in air strikes on hideouts in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border.

• 18 августа 2015, 12:26

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani accused Pakistan on Monday of sending "messages of war" and harbouring bomb-making camps.

• 11 августа 2015, 11:38

At least five people were killed when a Taliban suicide car bomber struck near the entrance of Kabul's international airport, the latest in a wave of lethal bombings in the Afghan capital.

• 10 августа 2015, 16:33

A Taliban attack killed up to 29 people in northern Afghanistan, after a wave of lethal bombings in the capital as the insurgency escalates following a bitter power transition.

• 10 августа 2015, 12:01

Multiple bombings rocked Kabul, killing at least 35 people and wounding hundreds more in the first major attacks in the Afghan capital.

• 08 августа 2015, 13:51

A powerful car bomb in Kabul early Friday killed at least seven people and wounded dozens of others.

• 07 августа 2015, 13:32

Afghanistan's spy agency banned all mourning ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar.

• 04 августа 2015, 11:23

Terrorists from Central Asia, China, Russia and other countries use the territory of Afghanistan, said the President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai.

• 16 июля 2015, 18:18

With a hint of swagger, Afghanistan's first female pilot since the fall of the Taliban is defying death threats and archaic gender norms.

• 29 апреля 2015, 15:15

Afghanistan and Iran announced plans for enhanced security cooperation to combat threats from the Islamic State group, including possible joint military operations.

• 21 апреля 2015, 16:57