AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAfghanistan Security: Russia’s Shoigu says 18,000–23,000 militants are operating in Afghanistan, with ISIS-linked fighters around 3,000 and new inflows from Syria—raising fresh SCO alarm over terrorism and drug trafficking. Uzbekistan–Afghanistan Connectivity: Russia Railways reports technical and economic studies for the Trans-Afghan railway, with the corridor envisioned from Termez via Mazar-e-Sharif and Kabul to Peshawar. Capital Markets: White & Case backed UzNIF’s $600m IPO and dual listing on the LSE and TSE—Uzbekistan’s first international public offering of its kind. Trade & Transport Paperwork: Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan signed the TRACECA Single Transit Permit Agreement to streamline cross-border transit. Aviation Links: Etihad and Uzbekistan Airways launched a codeshare from May 15, expanding one-ticket access to eight Uzbek cities. Turkic Bloc Diplomacy: Erdogan and Mirziyoyev met in Turkistan on the sidelines of the OTS summit focused on AI, digitalization and regional integration. Border Crackdown: Uzbekistan seized a major drugs shipment on the Kyrgyz border, including Regapen and Tropicamide.
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