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Apr 9, 2022 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
1. #Uzbekistan has long claimed to be talking with all political parties in #Afghanistan. Is Tashkent still doing that or just working with the #Taliban at this point? President Mirziyoyev's Special Representative Ismatulla Irgashev confirms... @uzbekmfa2. #Uzbekistan mainly deals with #Taliban and maintains contact with former president Hamid Karzai and former CEO Abdullah Abdullah. "Those who left are out of the picture," says Irgashev referring to Ashraf Ghani and others. How about Uzbek leader Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum?
Apr 8, 2022 • 4 tweets • 4 min read
1. #Uzbekistan President's Special Rep on #Afghanistan Ismatulla Irgashev argues it's unreasonable to expect #Taliban to deliver everything the world wants right away, such as educational/academic development. "They don't have expertise and resources."
2. Why isn't #Uzbekistan supporting ethnic Uzbek scholars who fled the #Taliban, by welcoming them as many wish? Irgashev says Tashkent is focused on those inside #Afghanistan and that it will continue aiding them in any way it can. "We are in touch with the Uzbek communities."
