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Chinese, Russian foreign ministers meet in China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday in the eastern...
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TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan, a Central Asian republic with close ties to Russia, called on Thursday for a diplomatic resolution...
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Seized or sailing away: What we know about oligarchs and their assets
(Reuters) -The latest on Russia's oligarchs and their assets: ALISHER USMANOV Alisher Usmanov, 68, a metals and telecoms tycoon with...
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Power blackout hits Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
ALMATY (Reuters) - The central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan suffered electrical power outages in major cities on...
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Special Report-Pilots detail chaotic collapse of the Afghan Air Force
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hours before Kabul fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15, the Afghan Air Force...
Read moreUzbekistan, Kazakhstan hold drills near Afghan border
TASHKENT (Reuters) - Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have held military drills near the former's border with Afghanistan, imitating a response to...
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EU asks Afghanistan’s neighbours to prevent exploitation of migrants
DUSHANBE (Reuters) - The European Union's top diplomat on Monday urged Afghanistan's northern neighbours to help prevent what he described...
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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...
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Taliban are eager for dialogue with the world, Chinese minister says
DUBAI (Reuters) - The Taliban are eager to have dialogue with the rest of the world, and the international community...
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China says Taliban eager to have dialogue with the world – Iranian state TV
DUBAI (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban is eager to have dialogue with the international community, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi virtually...
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Uzbek president secures second term in landslide victory
TASHKENT (Reuters) -Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been re-elected for a second five-year term, winning 80.1% of the vote in...
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Uzbek leader expected to secure second term in office
TASHKENT (Reuters) -Uzbekistan voted in a presidential election on Sunday in which incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev faced no genuine opposition...
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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...
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Putin says Biden was right to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden had been right to withdraw...
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Putin says Russia is mulling excluding Taliban from list of extremist groups
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is moving towards excluding the Taliban from its list of extremist organisations, President Vladimir Putin said...
Read moreTurkey arrests Russians suspected of planning attacks on Chechens -state media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish court has sent to jail pending trial six suspects, including four Russians, accused of espionage...
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Russia regrets U.S. absence from Moscow talks on Afghanistan, Lavrov says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow regretted the absence of U.S. officials from international talks on...
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Afghanistan’s economic collapse could prompt refugee crisis – IMF
ALMATY (Reuters) - Afghanistan's economy is set to contract up to 30% this year and this is likely to further...
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Russia says it doesn’t expect breakthrough at talks with Taliban
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin's special representative on Afghanistan said on Friday he did not expect any major breakthrough at...
Read moreRussian-led security bloc says Afghan refugees number in millions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - More than 3 million refugees from Afghanistan are trying to reach Iran and Pakistan and the displacement...
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