YouTube channels not only provide income, but also serve as a means for women to communicate their messages, experiences and aspirations, one analyst said.

Friba Rezayee, the first woman to represent Afghanistan at the Olympics, said Afghan women should still be allowed to participate as part of the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.

Envoys from 49 countries attend event hosted by Xinjiang officials, with many saying they hope to strengthen cooperation under belt and road strategy, as region aims to expand international influence in the face of human rights allegations.

After attacks in Russia and Pakistan, analysts expect more focus on combating terrorism when China chairs the SCO in July.

Trade with India has been a major burden for the Pakistani business community, which has to import goods via other countries at higher prices.

Using Afghanistan as a homebase, Isis cells have hit targets in Russia, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey this year. Baloch separatists have also stepped up their attacks on Chinese interests in South Asia.

Formal details of funding is expected on Thursday evening. The ‘quick release’ federal award comes after Maryland governor sought the funding, saying it would lay foundation for a rapid recovery.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, and the militant group has since released what it says is footage from the attack.

Customs data for January and February shows how anti-subsidy probes and trade restrictions are taking a toll on new-energy sector, putting EV producers at risk of being squeezed out of the market.

Monday’s operation targeted the Hafiz Gul Bahadur militant faction, which claimed responsibility for the attack on a military outpost that left seven soldiers dead.

Three city measles cases logged in January and February, the same number recorded in each of the previous two years.

After two years of war, China hasn’t been able to help broker peace in Ukraine. But that could be about to change.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev secured a fifth consecutive term in election, an expected outcome after his country’s historic victory over Armenian separatists last year.

Reporters from news outlets in Hong Kong, Singapore, Turkey, Indonesia and Kazakhstan attend ‘two sessions’ events in Urumqi but face limits on coverage.

‘We have presented Azerbaijan with a proposal for a mutual arms control mechanism and the signing of a non-aggression pact,’ Nikol Pashinyan said on Sunday.

Observers said the Taliban’s hopes that the completed project will become a link to China’s vast network are unlikely to be shared by Beijing.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev concluded a visit to China where the two countries pledged to cooperate in areas such as green energy and transport.

There are no official laws about male guardianship in Afghanistan, but the Taliban have said women cannot move around or travel a certain distance without a man who is related to her by blood or marriage.

Tehran and Islamabad have mounted attacks across each other’s borders to target rebel groups.

A highway tunnel under construction in China’s Xinjiang region is expected to be the world’s longest, and serve as a symbol of stronger ties with Central Asia.

The Asian giants are courting developing countries for support in a changing international order, observers said.

Russia’s invasion has limited shipment routes from China to Europe and raised interest in alternative and nascent routes – including across the choppy Caspian Sea. But relevant governments need to get on board.

The region was recaptured by Azerbaijan in a lightning offensive in September, prompting the mass exodus of most of the 120,000 ethnic Armenians living there.

Qatar has been leading mediation efforts between Hamas and Israeli officials over dozens of hostages seized on October 7.

‘The European Union isn’t hiding its intentions to push [Russia] out of Central Asia and the South Caucasus. These attempts are futile,’ said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in an interview broadcast on Sunday.

Facilities at the main northwestern border crossing of Torkham have been increased three times to cater for the rising number of returnees.

The US-sanctioned Chinese region borders eight countries, including Russia, Pakistan and other trade partners that should benefit from a plan to create new manufacturing and innovation hubs in Xinjiang.