Meetings on Afghanistan are taking place under the auspices of the UN in Doha, the capital of Qatar. In it, the US, along with a number of other countries, promised to lift restrictions on Afghanistan's banking and economic activities. The Taliban welcomed this promise. "The position of Russia, China, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, the United States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is worthy of applause," said Zabihullah Mujahid, a representative of the Taliban.

Kazakh dissident journalist Aydos Sadikov, who was assassinated in Ukraine on June 18, died after spending almost two weeks in the intensive care unit. The journalist and his wife managed the "Baza" YouTube channel with more than 1 million subscribers and criticized the leadership of Kazakhstan. The Ukrainian police identified two Kazakhs who assassinated the journalist, one of them surrendered, the other is wanted.

Head of the Information and Communication Department of the Office of the President of Turkey, Professor Fakhriddin Altun, made a statement about the situation with Syrian refugees in the country. According to him, the government is closely monitoring attempts to create a negative atmosphere in the country and increase tension in society against refugees. According to Altun, provocative actions aimed at disrupting stability have begun in the country under the leadership of hostile elements.

Preparations for the summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have been completed in Kazakhstan. The summit will be held in Astana on July 3-4 in the SCO+ format with the participation of 16 heads of state. The leaders of Turkey, Belarus, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, UAE and Turkmenistan will also participate in this meeting as observers. Also, a decision on Belarus' full membership in the SCO is expected.

The situation in Afghanistan was discussed at the meeting, and the need to expand humanitarian aid to the Afghan people and develop a general strategy of the world community towards this country was emphasized. The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev awarded UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres with the Order of "Highest Friendship".

Uzbeks who want to stay in the country for more than this period can apply for an entry visa at the airport when entering Oman. For information, the new decision came into force on June 14.

The Organization of Turkic States (TDT) has entered the international arena as a new geopolitical player. An analytical article about this was published in the American publication Eurasia Review. In the article, the fact that every country is considered an equal member of the TDT is recognized as an achievement of the organization. The author added that in organizations such as the CIS, the British Commonwealth or La Francophonie, the former colonial countries take the lead, while the rest of the countries listen to the words of the powerful in political, diplomatic, economic and security matters.

Most of the victims of the flood in the village of Abshir Ota, Nougat district, Osh region, are children and teenagers aged 8 to 19 years. A state of emergency has been declared in the area. It is said that the bridge collapsed on the Osh-Botken highway.

Head of the Communications Department under the President of Turkey, Fahriddin Altun, noted that some countries that previously did not want to recognize Palestine today had a great contribution to it, along with Turkey's diplomatic initiatives, as well as reporters and journalists performing their profession in the conditions of massacre and oppression.

The Ministry of Defense announced that an international competition for shooting from the "Makarov" pistol and "Kalashnikov" machine gun was held at the Chirchik mountain training ground. The Uzbek military won the competition in which representatives of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan took part.