The political deputy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a meeting with the Uzbek delegation led by Ismatullah Argashiv, the country's special representative, said that in order to strengthen trade between Kabul and Tashkent, work is underway on a special place in Afghanistan.

If Safiya Wazir beats Republican Dennis Soucy in November, she will be the first refugee in the US to hold public office. The 27-year-old's family fled Afghanistan in 2007 as the Taliban consolidated power.