Russia Signs Fuel Deal With Taliban
Russia has joined the short list of capitals willing to trade with the Taliban. Moscow inkedc a preliminary agreement with the Taliban to provide key fuels to Afghanistan, though what Continue Reading
Sanctions Are Making It Difficult For Afghanistan To Pay Its Energy Debts
Afghanistan has struggled to pay its energy debts due to sanctions on the Taliban government. While the country has been able to settle outstanding debts owed to Uzbekistan, it is Continue Reading
Climate Change Is Making Afghanistan’s Hunger Crisis Worse
The worst drought in two decades, punishing sanctions and soaring wheat prices due to the war in Ukraine are making food insecurity more severe Drought had already devastated Allawddin Rahimi’s Continue Reading
Changing Climate Parches Afghanistan, Exacerbating Poverty
Fed by rain and snowmelt from mountains, this valley nestled among northwestern Afghanistan’s jagged peaks was once fertile. But the climate has changed in the last few decades, locals say, Continue Reading
Severe Drought Adds to Afghanistan’s Woes, Endangering Millions as Economy Collapses
Afghan farmer Niamatullah survived nearly two decades of conflict, growing beans, wheat and corn in Helmand province as war raged around him. When he finally decided to uproot his family Continue Reading
The Afghanistan Crisis Could Destabilize The Region
Governments across Central Asia appear as stunned as the rest of the international community in the face of the rapid disintegration of order in neighboring Afghanistan. Some leaders have held Continue Reading
Grids from Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan could be connected
The grids of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan could be connected to bolster regional energy security, a regional lender said. File photo by Jawad Jalali/EPA-EFE Feb. 28 (UPI) — The electricity Continue Reading
Opium Rules: Afghan Oil Will Never Get Out Of The Ground
Opium Farming Afghanistan may have mouth-watering oil riches, but opium still rules this economy amid a lack of any real investment in getting oil and gas out of the ground. Continue Reading
Afghanistan reviews gas development potential
A stream approaching Jowzjan Province in Afghanistan. Photo by U.S. Embassy Kabul, Afghanistan KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 20 (UPI) — The Afghan government said it’s closer to finalizing a deal with a consortium of energy companies that could pave the way for gas exploration and production. A consortium of Turkish and Afghan energy companies reached a preliminary agreement with the Afghan Ministry of Mines and Petroleum to review the potential for natural gas work in the northwestern provinces of Faryab and Jawzjan. "We have reached a favorable and equitable agreement that will create jobs and revenue for our country, while decreasing our need to import energy," Afghan Minister of Mines and Petroleum Daud. S. Saba said in a statement. According to the Afghan government, most of the country’s gas exploration and infrastructure is in Jawzjan province. As of February 2011, the last full year for which the government has data, […]
Long-awaited pipeline through Afghanistan moving forward
Parties to a gas pipeline planned east from Turkmenistan sign long-awaited shareholder agreement to steer project forward. File photo by Hamid Forotan/ISNA MANILA, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Roughly 15 years in the making, a multilateral agreement on the planned Turkmenistan- Afghanistan -Pakistan-India natural gas pipeline was signed during meetings in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan. Members of a pipeline consortium planning the gas pipeline east from Turkmenistan announced their preliminary shareholder arrangements at a steering committee. Sean O’Sullivan , director general for the region at the Asian Development Bank, which supports the project, said the momentum was a welcome milestone for the project . "ADB looks forward to the stakeholders continuing to build on the strong momentum in the implementation of the TAPI pipeline project," he said in a statement. Project leaders include Turkmengaz, the consortium leader and state-run gas company of Turkmenistan, and Indian energy company GAIL. Turkmengaz […]