With the participation of the Afghan leader and chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, a discussion was held on the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline (TAPI), Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power lines and the railway initiated by the Turkmen side.

A meeting with Mohammad Homayoun Qayumi, Acting Finance Minister of Afghanistan has been held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Uzbekistan plans to complete construction of the Uzbek section of the new Surkhan - Puli-Khumri transmission line in December 2019, Podrobno.uz reported.

The UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the holding of parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, and stressed that Saturday's elections under difficult security conditions constituted an important moment in the country's democratic development, according to Xinhua.

The number of people killed when a bomb went off at an election rally in northeastern Afghanistan has climbed to at least 22, officials said on Saturday, Reuters reported.

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has received US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs George Kent, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry said in a message.

Turkey condemns the terrorist attack committed at a rally in Afghanistan, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a message on Oct. 10.

A group of Azerbaijani military personnel was sent to Afghanistan for serving within NATO-led "Resolute Support" mission, Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry said in a message Oct. 9.

Uzbekistan and Germany will attract financial resources to accelerate the implementation of projects for construction of the Mazar-i-Sharif-Herat railway, the Surkhan-Pul-i-Khumri transmission lines, roads of various lengths and other infrastructure facilities in Afghanistan, the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan stated on Oct. 8.

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov received Ambassador of Afghanistan to Azerbaijan Mohammad Taqi Khalili upon the termination of his diplomatic tenure, Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said in a message.