BISHKEK (TCA) — On October 24, an official ceremony was held to inaugurate a renovated water supply system providing access to safe drinking water for the population of the village Kachybek of Ak-Chiy Aiyl Aimak of Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul oblast, and its social facilities — one school, one kindergarten, one village medical point and a sport hall. The ceremony was attended by the residents, representatives of the local municipality and council, representatives of the oblast and the district authorities, the Embassy of Switzerland in the Kyrgyz Republic said.

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KABUL (TCA) — The Foreign Ministry of Russia has sharply criticized Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani over his recent comment in which he said that Moscow is backing the Taliban.

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KABUL (TCA) — US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters during an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on October 23 that Washington thinks that moderate elements among the Taliban exist and they can be part of the country’s government, Sputnik news agency reported.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — A workshop on National Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment (NRA), organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), started on October 23 in Uzbekistan’s capital city, Tashkent.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — An international roundtable discussion on modern technologies for domestic solid waste management and its investment potential was organized on October 23 by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan together with Uzbekistan’s parliament, the Oliy Majlis, and the Ecological Movement of Uzbekistan.

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