Astana meeting: Afghanistan shifts from threat to economic, transit opportunity

Astana meeting: Afghanistan shifts from threat to economic, transit opportunity

KABUL(Pajhwok): At a meeting of the Central Asian Contact Group in Astana, participants emphasized that the regional perception of Afghanistan has shifted from viewing it

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan shift to opportunity-focused approach on Afghanistan; regional cooperation highlighted

Astana recently hosted an extraordinary meeting of the Regional Contact Group on Afghanistan, bringing together representatives from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan to discuss regional engagement and cooperation with Afghanistan. Yerkin Tokumov, Kazakhstan’s special presidential representative for Afghanistan, said the country is moving away from viewing Afghanistan solely as a security concern and is adopting an opportunity-d…