The new approach, including the first known visit by U.S. officials to Kabul since 2021, comes down to transactionalism.

Tashkent’s transition from a security-oriented approach to a pragmatic, economy-first foreign policy in relation to Kabul is most evident in its engagement in northern Afghanistan.

The growing menace of militancy finally brought the parliamentarians and the top army brass together on March 18. The purpose was to evaluate the present national security situation, mull over the ...