AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAfghan Rights Alarm: The UN warned Tajikistan and other countries against forced returns of Afghans, saying deportees face serious risks including persecution, abuse, arbitrary detention and torture; UN figures cited nearly 270,000 Afghans deported to Afghanistan this year, with smaller numbers returned from Türkiye and Tajikistan. EBRD Push on Water-Energy: EBRD Vice President Mark Bowman is set to visit Dushanbe and Khujand for high-level talks and to engage on the UN Water Action Decade, with the bank having invested over €1 billion in Tajikistan across 192 projects. Water Conference Build-up: Tajikistan is preparing for a major May 25–28 water security conference in Dushanbe ahead of the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi, as officials stress cooperation on floods, droughts and glacier melt. Trade & Industry Links: Tajikistan is also moving on regional business ties—proposing industrial digitalization cooperation with Azerbaijan and expanding bilateral investment and trade discussions in Baku.
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