Central Asia is becoming more connected to the Islamic Emirate as the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan comes to an end. Talks between Afghanistan and Turkmenistan focused on completing infrastructure projects such as the TAPI natural gas pipeline and power transmission lines. This development is seen as a political win for the ruling Taliban in Afghanistan.
After 20 years of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan , Central Asia is increasingly connected to the Islamic Emirate and is building the foundation for sustained economic growth. But first, NATO had to abandon its war to “liberate” Afghanistan that saw over 240,000 deaths in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 2001 to 2021.
In February, Afghanistan’s foreign minister led a delegation to Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, for talks that centered on completing the 1,600-kilometer Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India TAPI natural gas pipeline. Though Afghanistan will take only five percent of the annual 33 billion cubic meters flow, completion of the project will be a political win for the country’s ruling Taliban. The two sides also discussed the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan TAP high-voltage power transmission line, and the construction of railways from Turkmenistan to Afghanistan. In January, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan agreed on the sale of 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours of energy to Kabul for 2024, and the completion of a power transmission lin
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