DUSHANBE (TCA) — A two-day high-level international conference on the International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028” started in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe on 20 June. The Conference is organized by the government of the Republic of Tajikistan in cooperation with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Water and in partnership with the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and other international organizations.

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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.

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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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