KABUL (TCA) — Poverty and unemployment in Afghanistan rose in the three years following the start of international troops withdrawing in 2011 due to a sharp fall in growth and rise in insecurity, a joint report by the Government of Afghanistan and the World Bank said on May 8. With the country continuing to struggle with sluggish growth and deteriorating security, poverty is likely to have remained at high levels.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The first batch of about 50 new John Deere W540 grain combine harvesters have arrived in Turkmenistan, and will be used during the upcoming harvesting campaign, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.

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BISHKEK (TCA) — The Bishkek municipality has decided to repair the building of Kyrgyzstan’s Prosecutor General’s Office that was burned down during the violent change of power in April 2010. The total area of the building located in downtown Bishkek, near the Central Square, is 4,650 square meters. It is planned to strengthen the carcass of the building, repair the roof, partitions, and the internal and facade parts.

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TASHKENT (TCA) — This year, Uzbekistan plans to increase its grape production up to 1.9 million tons, the Jahon information agency reported.

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DUSHANBE (TCA) — U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Elisabeth Millard and First Deputy Chairman of Norak, Mr. Asozoda Dilshod Alimurod celebrated the opening of a new drinking water system in Daldakhuron village of the country’s Norak district. USAID representatives, district and municipality officials, village leaders, and residents also participated in the ceremony. The system provides 353 residents with clean drinking water, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe said on 5 May.

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ASHGABAT (TCA) — The International Conference on Transport and Logistics was held last week in the Avaza National Tourism Zone in Turkmenistan. The agenda of the forum included a wide range of issues of the transport sector on the regional and global scale, and development of the railway transport infrastructure, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported.

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