KABUL (TCA) — In a keynote address at the Afghanistan Mining Investment Forum convened by INVEST, a global initiative of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to mobilize private investment in partner countries, Afghan Minister of Mines and Petroleum Nargis Nehan announced 43 new large and small-scale mining projects available for private sector investment and development, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported on April 15.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom says it has resumed imports of natural gas from Turkmenistan that it stopped three years ago, RFE/RL reported.

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KABUL (TCA) — Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, one of Afghanistan’s most notorious former warlords, said there is “no doubt” neighboring Pakistan supports the Afghan Taliban, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported.

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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Iran will provide land in the ports of Bandar Abbas and Amirabad for Kazakhstan to build logistics centers for exporting goods through Iran to the Persian Gulf markets. Agreements on the issue were reached after the meetings of Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi with Iran’s Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami and Deputy Minister of Agriculture Jahad Yazdan Seif in Tehran last week, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has launched a series of mass events across the country to promote a healthy lifestyle and prevent obesity and other illnesses, Xinhua news agency reported.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan’s economy has slowed because of declining public investment and a more active use of foreign exchange regulations, which have weighed on private investment and consumption, according to a statement issued by Ms. Natalia Tamirisa, head of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission that visited Ashgabat during March 26-April 9 to assess macroeconomic and financial developments and discuss economic challenges and policy priorities with senior government officials, representatives of the business and financial sectors, and the diplomatic community.

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