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ASTANA (TCA) — At a briefing on December 27, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance Marat Sultangaziyev spoke about the Kazakh government’s readiness to conduct a tax amnesty in the country, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Three Kyrgyz politicians have filed a libel lawsuit against former President Almazbek Atambayev and a TV channel he founded, adding to pressure on the ex-leader, RFE/RL reports.
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KABUL (TCA) — President Donald Trump’s decision to partially withdraw US forces from Afghanistan has prompted Beijing and Islamabad to shift their focus to “new changes” in the region, political analysts told Russia’s Sputnik news agency. The experts explained how the US troop pullout may affect the balance of power in Central Asia.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Proclaiming 2018 as the Year of Tourism and Folk Crafts in Tajikistan gave a serious impetus to understand the significance of these fields in the social and economic life of the people, as the number of tourists who visited Tajikistan in 2018 increased 2.5-fold compared to 2017. However, one year is not sufficient to achieve the objectives we set forth, President Emomali Rahmon said in his address to the country’s Parliament on December 26.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — 2018 was a historical year for the people of Tajikistan, President Emomali Rahmon said in his address to the country’s Parliament on December 26.
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KABUL (TCA) — Iran has been holding talks with the Afghan Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government, Iranian media quoted a top Iranian security official as saying. The news comes just days after the militant group attended reconciliation talks with a U.S. peace envoy in Abu Dhabi, RFE/RL reported.
