TCA
KABUL (TCA) — The US and NATO Forces spokesman in Afghanistan says Afghans and the Taliban have “a real serious opportunity ahead of them”, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reports.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — In 2018, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) member countries — Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan — faced challenges to the region’s macroeconomic stability, according to the quarterly Macroeconomic Review published by the EDB’s Directorate for Research late in December.
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s members of parliament have asked the government to take measures to manage the air pollution in the capital Kabul, saying it has become a serious issue, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Officials from the Afghan Ministry of Industry and Commerce say the Lapis Lazuli transport corridor is low in cost and safer and closer compared with Pakistan’s Karachi port, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Iran says a Taliban delegation has made a rare visit to Tehran for talks with a senior Iranian official on efforts to end Afghanistan’s 17-year-long war, RFE/RL reported.
Stratfor
KABUL (TCA) — 2018 was another difficult year for Afghanistan with no end to violence still in sight, but some of the recent developments may signal a glimmer of hope that the 17-year long war would near its end in the coming year. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Stratfor:
