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Uzbekistan says security concerns, including Afghanistan, behind joining Trump’s Board of Peace
Uzbekistan has explained its decision to join the U.S.-led Board of Peace, saying the move is closely tied to national and regional security priorities — including concerns linked to developments in Afghanistan and the wider Middle East.
Abdulaziz Kamilov, Presidential Adviser on Foreign Policy, told the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel that Uzbekistan supported the initiative because it believes the Board’s goals align with the country’s foreign policy principles and vital security interests.
Kamilov said one of the key motivations for joining the Board was security — especially the risk that instability and extremist groups from conflict zones in the Middle East could spread into neighboring regions, including Afghanistan and Central Asia. He noted that the presence of extremist organizations grew in Afghanistan after wars in the Middle East, highlighting shared regional threats.
He also mentioned cases where some Uzbek citizens had joined extremist groups abroad and later returned home, creating security challenges. The government’s response — facilitating their reintegration into society and preventing further destabilization — has been praised by the United Nations, he added.
The Board of Peace was proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and formally established at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed its charter on January 22.
Originally designed to help resolve the crisis in Gaza, the Board’s scope has expanded to include wider peace and stability efforts. Uzbekistan sees participation as part of a coordinated international approach to conflict resolution and stability promotion involving the United States, Arab and Muslim countries, and Central Asian states.
Kamilov emphasized that Uzbekistan’s involvement also carries symbolic and diplomatic importance, reflecting international trust in Tashkent as a constructive partner on global security issues. He said that stepping into such initiatives demonstrates Uzbekistan’s commitment to peace and regional cooperation.
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs has called on the United Nations and the international community to condemn drug cultivation and production in Pakistan, saying that narcotics grown and processed in Balochistan are smuggled to other countries, including Afghanistan.
Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani told Ariana News on Tuesday that thousands of hectares in Pakistan’s Balochistan province are used to cultivate narcotic crops. He also claimed that drugs produced in Pakistan are of low quality and pose serious risks to human health.
Qani urged international bodies to take action to prevent drug cultivation, production and trafficking.
Bloomberg News has reported that the US government is planning to deport some detained Afghan migrants to Pakistan, including relatives of Afghans who worked with US forces.
Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing a US federal government official, immigration lawyers and advocacy organizations, that some detained Afghans had been informed they could be deported to Pakistan in the coming weeks.
According to the report, US officials have not yet publicly commented on the plan, and it remains unclear how many Afghans would be included in the potential flight.
AfghanEvac, an organization that supports Afghans who worked with US forces, said it had received information indicating that a special flight was being considered to transfer some detained Afghans from the state of Louisiana.
According to the organization, some detainees had been told they would be sent to Pakistan, while others had been informed that Afghanistan was their destination. Citing its sources within the US government, AfghanEvac added that Pakistan could potentially be used as a transit route to send these individuals to Afghanistan.
The reported plan comes after the United States previously deported a group of migrants, including 12 Afghan nationals, to the Central African Republic. Among those deported was a young Afghan man whose brothers had worked with US forces.
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Afghanistan signs AFN 1 billion water supply deal to benefit 50,000 Kabul families
The initiative aims to strengthen water supply infrastructure in the 17th district and improve residents’ access to drinking water.
Afghanistan’s state-owned Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Corporation has signed a AFN 1 billion contract with private company Paktia Mawoj to develop a water supply project expected to benefit around 50,000 families in Kabul’s 17th Police District.
Mohammad Nabi Bahar, spokesperson for the General Directorate of State-Owned Companies, said the project will combine surface water from the Shah wa Arus Dam with supplies from five deep wells.
The system is designed to provide a total of 200 litres of water per second, comprising 100 litres per second from the dam and another 100 litres per second from the wells.
Bahar said the project is expected to be completed and handed over for public use within three years.
The initiative aims to strengthen water supply infrastructure in the 17th district and improve residents’ access to drinking water.
With an estimated investment of AFN 1 billion, the project represents a major planned infrastructure development for the Afghan capital.
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