On April 26 Ufa city hosted international conference on “Youth extremism: current situation and the ways to stand against”. The scientific-practical event was organized by Ministry of Education and Science of Russian Federation, Russian Centralized Religious Board and State-Confession Relations Board under Administration of Republic of Bashkiria.
Muhammadolim Muhammadsiddikov, Head of Religious Education Department of the Committee of Religious Affairs under Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan and Uygun Gofurov, Rector of Islamic Institute named after Imam Bukhari represented Uzbekistan in the conference.
Within the framework of the conference international forum on “Religious Boards of CIS: religious unity is the means to stand against international extremism” was held. The organizers of the forum were Bashkiria State Pedagogic University and Russian Islamic University under Russian Centralized Religious Board of Russia.
International Forum discussed the following issues:
Press Service,
Muslim Board of Uzbekistan
Eighty entrepreneurs from Afghanistan and more than 200 representatives of companies from Uzbekistan attended the event.

According to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the meeting was organized in seven areas, including the food industry, building materials, pharmaceuticals, textiles, logistics, and auto parts.
In 2025, over 120 Uzbekistan companies participated in events in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif, resulting in contracts worth $60 million. More than 45 agreements have been reached as a result of the business forum held in Kabul in August.

The event also included B2B negotiations. The parties considered several key issues, including expanding trade cooperation, implementing joint projects, discussing investment initiatives, and increasing export potential in the Afghan market.
The trading houses of Uzbekistan are operating in the Afghan market. In particular, a trading house in Kabul has a showroom and a warehouse, presents building materials and food products. The trading house in Mazar-i-Sharif specializes in pharmaceutical and electrical products.
B. Khudoyberdiyev, UzA