Author: 2io6gg

When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021, neighbors to the north looked on with a blend of anxiety and dismay. Fast-forward two years and Kazakhstan has just finished giving the red carpet treatment to a Taliban delegation for a business forum that took place in Astana on August 2-3. The event, which was attended by 300 officials and private sector representatives from both countries, produced $200 million in commercial deals that mainly comprised commitments by Kazakhstan to supply Afghanistan with grain and flour. Artur Akhmetov, head of Altyn Grain Group, an exporter of agricultural products, told reporters that his company…