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KABUL (TCA) — The U.S. government’s watchdog on Afghanistan says the number of Afghan security forces has decreased by nearly 11 percent during the past year as security in the country has deteriorated, RFE/RL reports.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — As authorities in China’s Xinjiang province seek to prevent extremism and separatism, especially tough security measures target ethnic Uighurs. We are republishing this article on the issue by Darren Byler*, originally published by Eurasianet:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Five European Union experts visited Kyrgyzstan last week with the aim to conduct workshops in Bishkek and Osh on EU import and export standards within GSP+ frame regulations, the Delegation of the European Union to the Kyrgyz Republic said.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Tajikistan on April 30 signed a $90 million grant for the rehabilitation of a 40-kilometer (km) section of the Dushanbe — Kurgonteppa (Bokhtar) road to improve connectivity between two major cities and economic hubs in Tajikistan and enhance the safety of the country’s highway network. The grant is sourced from ADB’s Asian Development Fund.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — The presidents of Uzbekistan and Turkey have signed deals worth $3 billion as the two countries seek to put behind years of tensions and boost economic and cultural ties, RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — The United States decried the killing of journalists in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan and accused the militants of trying to undermine the nation’s upcoming elections by attacking the “cornerstone of democracy,” RFE/RL reported.
