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TASHKENT (TCA) — On January 3, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev received the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Vladimir Norov, who took office on January 1 this year, the Jahon information agency reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — The Afghan government on January 3 said it has asked the United States to provide clarification on certain statements, saying the Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) continue to deal with heavy sacrifices in the battlefield, for the sake of international peace and security, particularly security of the friendly nations, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Government of Tajikistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a $32 million grant to help Tajikistan improve healthcare services in three districts of Fayzobod, Rasht, and Shamsiddin Shohin, ADB’s country office said on January 3.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The latest developments in Turkmenistan show that the country’s authoritarian leader may be choosing a father-to-son power succession scheme in the future. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Eurasianet:
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan is introducing a procedure for obtaining a single entry visa for foreigners in electronic format from January 1, 2019, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said.
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KABUL (TCA) — The Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce on January 2 said that Afghanistan’s exports reached about $1 billion in the first nine months of 2018 and the figure shows a 19 percent increase compared to the same period in 2017, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
