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KABUL (TCA) — A top U.S. Army general has suggested during a visit to Afghanistan by U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis that Russia is arming Taliban militants, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported.
EurasiaNet
DUSHANBE (TCA) — As Tajikistan is being hit hard by decreased remittances from Tajik labor migrants in Russia and the weakening national currency, the somoni, against the US dollar, we are republishing this article, originally published by EurasiaNet.org:
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ASHGABAT (TCA) — Cigarettes have again disappeared from state-owned stores in Turkmenistan in April, as the “Month of Health” is being held in the country, the Chronicles of Turkmenistan independent website reports.
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister for political affairs Hekmat Khalil Karzai said the Japanese aid package will be invested in education, procurement and infrastructure projects, Afghanistan’s TOLOnews agency reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — During the World Book Day celebration in Bishkek on April 21, U.S. Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic Sheila Gwaltney announced a donation of over 130,000 books to 80 children’s libraries across the country. The United States will contribute the books through its USAID Reading Together project, which improves the reading skills of early grade students, the US Embassy in Bishkek said.
Maria Levina
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyz parliament deputies have considered receiving a 40 million euro Polish loan for agricultural producers in Kyrgyzstan.
