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KABUL (TCA) — After the recent capitulation of a large group of Daesh (Islamic State) fighters in the province of Jawzjan in northern Afghanistan, Afghan authorities believe that the terrorist group no longer threatens the country’s security, General Mohammad Radmanesh, spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Defense, told Russia’s Sputnik news agency.
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ASTANA (TCA) — At the meeting of the Government on August 7, Kazakh Energy Minister Kanat Bozumbayev reported on the implementation and use of projects demonstrated at the International Specialized Exhibition Expo-2017 held in Astana last year, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan’s recent economic recovery may be at risk, according to the World Bank’s latest Afghanistan Development Update released on August 7.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — Human rights groups have called on the Tajik government to lift a “politically motivated travel ban” on an independent activist’s family, and put an end to its “vicious campaign of intimidation” against dissidents’ relatives, RFE/RL reported.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — It has become a routine practice for Tajikistan authorities to block internet services in efforts to prevent any opposition-minded online activity in the country. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Eurasianet:
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KABUL (TCA) — Seventeen years after the Bonn Agreement under which a new interim administration was established, Afghanistan still faces widespread insecurity and violence. Over half of the population lives in poverty. Unemployment rates are high. The country’s rapid population growth places pressure on service delivery and the number of young Afghans joining the labor force far outstrips the number of available jobs, says the World Bank’s new report “Afghanistan to 2030”.
