Central Asia Newswire for 6/07/2021

Posted on July 6, 2021
by Alimana Zhanmukanova

The Central Asia Newswire is a compilation of news stories about Central Asia, curated each day.

Kazakhstan

Capital Day is celebrated in Kazakhstan, TengriNews

Nursultan Nazarbayev turns 81, TengriNews

Kyrgyzstan

Orhan Inandi’s kidnapping. Foreign Ministry should raise alarm to bring Kyrgyz national home, MP demands, AKIpress

Parliament’s standing committee passes agreement on establishment of Uzbek-Kyrgyz Development Fund, AKIpress

Tajikistan

Rahmon and Putin discuss assistance for Tajikistan amid escalation of tensions in Afghanistan, AKIpress

Rahmon and Ghani discuss situation in Afghanistan, AKIpress

Turkmenistan

The Taliban captured the province of Afghanistan bordering Turkmenistan. Residents fear hunger, Хроника Туркменистана

An incomprehensible explosion occurred in the Caspian Sea, Хроника Туркменистана

Uzbekistan

Presidents of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan discuss situation in Afghanistan, AKIpress

Around 2,000 fined in Tashkent on weekend for not wearing masks, AKIpress