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March 12, 2026
Times of Central Asia - From Electricity to Fuel, Central Asia is Doing More Business with Afghanistan
Central Asia is becoming even more important to Afghanistan.
After the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, most of the countries of Central Asia established a dialogue with its leadership that focused on business potential, backed up by security promises.
This understanding is more important than ever to the Taliban government, as events along Afghanistan’s eastern and western borders have left Central Asia as the only reliable import-export route for Afghanistan at the moment.
Read the full article on the Times of Central Asia.
Bruce Pannier is a Senior Fellow at the Turan Research Center.