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KHUJAND, Tajikistan (TCA) — At least 22 people, including two guards, were killed when a riot broke out late on November 7 in a prison in Tajikistan’s northern city of Khujand, sources close to local authorities told RFE/RL’s Tajik Service on November 8.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China could create a huge opportunity for Central Asia countries which could increase trade and economic cooperation with Beijing. We are republishing this article on the issue, written by Tristan Kenderdine:
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KABUL (TCA) — US State Department deputy spokesman Robert Palladino on November 7 confirmed the US embassy in Moscow would send a representative to the November 9 meeting in the Russian capital on Afghanistan, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reports.
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KABUL (TCA) — Officials from the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development have said of the $403 million that was recently provided to Afghanistan by the World Bank, $100 million of which to be invested in the Women Economic Empowerment Rural Development Program, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan took part in the World Travel Market London (WTM London), the annual international tourism exhibition held in the British capital on 5-7 November, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — The U.S. State Department says it is exempting Iran’s big port project in Chabahar from sanctions in recognition of its importance to landlocked Afghanistan, RFE/RL reports.
