BISHKEK (TCA) — Recent climate resilience research has shown that Kyrgyzstan is the third most vulnerable to climate change impacts in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, primarily due to the sensitivity of its agricultural systems to climatic change. Impacts such as climate temperature change could cause altered precipitation patterns and more frequent heat extremes, leading to increased incidence of aridity and drought, particularly in the mountain pastures. Since Kyrgyzstan’s land area is 90% mountainous, it is increasingly important to build resilience to these climate changes and to enable communities to continue thriving.

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BEIJING (TCA) — Militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization are moving to Central Asia and Southeast Asia after having been defeated in Syria and Iraq, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on April 24 at the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) defense ministers in Beijing, Russia’s Sputnik news agency reported.

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ASTANA (TCA) — The Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states have agreed on the agenda for the upcoming SCO Summit to be held in June in Qingdao, China, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry said.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a draft agreement on establishing a free trade zone between Iran and the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), Russia’s Tass news agency reported on April 24.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan remains a fertile ground for Islamic radicalization, due to the low living standard of the majority of the country’s population and the authorities’ repression of religious and political dissent. We are republishing this article on the issue by Dana E Abizaid, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Terrorism Monitor:

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KABUL (TCA) — Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has once again criticized the US for its policy in Afghanistan, blaming the deteriorating security situation on the US’s presence in the country, Afghanistan’s broadcaster TOLOnews reported.

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