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ALMATY (TCA) — A European delegation has met with inmates in Kazakhstan whom rights activists consider political prisoners in the tightly controlled Central Asian country, RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — China seeks to increase its military influence in Central Asia and Afghanistan, primarily to ensure security in its Xinjiang region and secure its investments as part of the Belt and Road Initiative in the wider Central and South Asian region. We are republishing this article on the issue by Stephen Blank, originally published by the CACI Analyst:
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The Presidents of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to meet on 24 April. However, it is not clear yet where the meeting is scheduled to be held, independent foreign-based news website Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports citing its sources.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s National Geographic Society, QazaqGeography, will organize a research expedition to the North and South Aral Sea area in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan from 10 to 30 May 2018, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — A Research Scholar of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies Department at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University, Ulan Bigozhin, told about the work on the creation of an electronic atlas of the country’s sacred heritage at a press conference on April 16, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — The Taliban has rejected Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani’s call for the group to take part in the upcoming parliamentary and district council elections in the country, TOLOnews reported.
