Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, travelled to Uzbekistan on Thursday, August 29.

Baradar's office stated that he travelled to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the "Termez International Trade Centre”.

The Taliban announced that the trip was made at the official invitation of Uzbekistan.

According to the statement, the Termez International Trade Centre will be inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of the Taliban's Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, the Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan, and officials from Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Although Uzbekistan, like other countries, does not officially recognise the Taliban government, it maintains close political and economic relations with the group.

Senior Taliban and Uzbek officials have hosted each other on several occasions in Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.