‘Peace’ with the Taliban: an open invitation to sheer terror

KABUL (TCA) — By the end of this month a four countries meeting between Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and United States should take place in Kabul to consider a direct talks with the Taliban about peace. Will this type of “peace” in Afghanistan rehabilitate those malefactors that cause tremendous damage giving them a chance to spread more terror inside the country and beyond?

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Kyrgyzstan should give its citizens new opportunities

BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan still holds on to overall economic growth – in contrast to its other major-size partners within the EEU namely Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, which have suffered from considerable contractions through the year 2015. In this country, the main question is not just growth, but how to adjust the breakdown of the national economy in such a manner that the staggering 40 per cent of the population consisting of deprived citizens can get the opportunity to improve their lives.  

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European and Central Asia universities are closer thanks to TuCAHEA

PISA, Italy (TCA) — After three and a half years of activity TuCAHEA, a large-scale Tempus project financed by the European Commission and coordinated academically and scientifically by the University of Pisa (Italy), is coming to completion. Its ambitious aim was to create the bases and define the parameters for reforming the normative and organizational frameworks of Central Asia’s university systems, making them compatible with each other, and aligning them with the European system, the University of Pisa said on its website on February 11.

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Sergey Kwan

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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Kyrgyzstan prioritizes agriculture development

BISHKEK (TCA) — The government of Kyrgyzstan will focus on agriculture development, Prime Minister Temir Sariyev said in the Kyrgyz parliament on February 11.  

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Sergey Kwan

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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Kazakhstan ratifies EEU free trade agreement with Vietnam

ASTANA (TCA) — On February 11 the Senate of Kazakhstan’s Parliament ratified the free trade agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union member states and Vietnam.

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Sergey Kwan

TCA

Sergey Kwan has worked for The Times of Central Asia as a journalist, translator and editor since its foundation in March 1999. Prior to this, from 1996-1997, he worked as a translator at The Kyrgyzstan Chronicle, and from 1997-1999, as a translator at The Central Asian Post.
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Kwan studied at the Bishkek Polytechnic Institute from 1990-1994, before completing his training in print journalism in Denmark.

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