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KABUL (TCA) — Preliminary results of a new assessment by the Afghan Central Statistics Organization (CSO) show that illegal economic activities have reached the size of the legal economy in Afghanistan, TOLOnews agency reports.
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — A total of 200 new Hyundai New Super Aero City buses (Korea) and 100 Toyota Corolla taxi cars (Japan) have started to run in Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, as the country prepares for hosting a major international sports event in September — the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.
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ALMATY (TCA) — Entrepreneurs from Kazakhstan and Afghanistan discussed opportunities for cooperation at a Kazakh-Afghan business forum held in Almaty last week. Afghan businessmen were interested in finding potential partners and searching for buyers of their products in Kazakhstan, the Atameken National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan reported.
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KABUL (TCA) — Local officials say attacks that killed dozens of people in the northern Afghanistan province of Sari Pul were carried out by Taliban fighters who teamed up with a commander claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) militant group, RFE/RL reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — India is going to create a market for its defense equipment in Central Asian countries including Kazakhstan, and has assured Kazakhstan of all possible support in strengthening its counter-insurgency operations, Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat said during a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart in Astana last week, Sputnik news agency reported.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Bishkek City Planning Council has not yet decided whether to allow or not to build a 20-storey Hualin hotel in the place of the Naryn restaurant located in the heart of Bishkek, near the Victory Square.
