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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmenistan has introduced a non-cash system of payment pensions to retirees, as the country experiences an economic downturn and a deficit of foreign currency largely due to decreasing revenues from its main export commodity — natural gas.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has emphasized its readiness to host direct peace talks between the government of neighboring Afghanistan and the Taliban, after both sides announced cease-fires for the Eid al-Fitr holiday, RFE/RL reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — The U.S. Army general nominated to head U.S. military operations in Afghanistan says Washington must be careful not to withdraw too quickly, otherwise terror groups will regroup and plunge the country into deeper conflict, RFE/RL reported.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Shanghai Cooperation Organization now tends to shift its focus from security to regional economic issues, as it meets the interests and needs of the bloc’s member states in Central Asia and beyond. We are republishing this article on the issue, written by Umida Hashimova, originally published by The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security on June 18 detained the country’s former Prime Minister Jantoro Satybaldiev on corruption charges.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The United Nations Country Team in Kyrgyzstan has made a decision to stop using single-use plastics at meetings and events supported by the United Nations. “We will work with hotels, service providers, and partners to urge them to follow our green policy. It is aimed at deepening environmental awareness about the major environmental challenges created by omnipresent global products, especially plastic bottles and plastic shopping bags,” the UN in Kyrgyzstan said.
