Uzbekistan

12 Nov 2024 11:00:08 am

Tags : Uzbekistan

Topic: Central Asia

Why in the news?

Uzbekistan has accepted an Ambassador from Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities, in a rare diplomatic triumph for the internationally isolated regime. The envoy is Abdul Ghafar Bahr, who formerly served as a judicial official in southern Kandahar province and Kabul.

Source: The Hindu

About Uzbekistan:

It is located in Central Asia.
It is one of two doubly landlocked countries in the world i.e. a landlocked country completely surrounded by other landlocked countries.
It is surrounded by five countries:
- Kazakhstan to the north
- Kyrgyzstan to the northeast
- Tajikistan to the southeast
- Afghanistan to the south
- Turkmenistan to the southwest
It is part of the Turkic world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States.
Uzbek is the official language and spoken by the majority of its inhabitants, while Russian and Tajik are significant minority languages.
Islam is the predominant religion, and most Uzbeks are Sunni Muslims.

Taliban:

It is an Afghan political and militant movement with an ideology comprising elements of Pashtun nationalism and the Deobandi movement of Islamic fundamentalism.
It ruled approximately 75% of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, before it was overthrown by an American invasion after the September 11th attacks carried out by the Taliban\'s ally al-Qaeda.
It recaptured Kabul in August 2021 following the departure of coalition forces, after 20 years of Taliban insurgency, and now controls the entire country.
The Taliban government is not recognized by any country and has been internationally condemned for restricting human rights, including women\'s rights to work and have an education.

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