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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a government meeting on September 19 to discuss the further reform of the water resources management system and widespread introduction of water-saving technologies in agriculture, the president’s official website said.
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KABUL (TCA) — A new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) warns that Islamic extremist groups like Daesh (Islamic State) are on the rise in Afghanistan, and that if former Taliban fighters aren’t helped with reintegration into society, they could soon flood the ranks of Daesh, Sputnik news agency reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — The United States has said it is cutting back $160 million worth of aid to Afghanistan, accusing Kabul of rampant corruption less than 10 days before a crucial presidential election in the war-torn country, RFE/RL reported.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev on September 18 appointed a new foreign minister, minister of industry and infrastructure development, and chief of the president’s administration.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Kazakhstan hopes to increase trade with Belarus, Kazakhstan’s Ambassador to Belarus Askar Beisenbayev said during a meeting with Belarus First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin in Minsk on September 18, Belarus’s BelTA news agency reported.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The government of Uzbekistan is planning to switch to market pricing for agricultural products, including for cotton and grain, in the coming years, according to the draft law on the Strategy for the Development of Agriculture for 2020-2030, Xinhua news agency reported.
