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KABUL (TCA) — U.S. Army General Curtis Scaparrotti, NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe, told the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on March 23 that he has seen evidence of increasing Russian efforts to influence the Taliban “and perhaps even to supply” the militant group, RFE/RL reported.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Contracts worth almost $1 billion were signed at a Kazakh-Uzbek business forum in Astana on March 23. The forum was held as part of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s official visit to Kazakhstan, his first trip to Kazakhstan since he came to power last year.
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TASHKENT (TCA) — An investigation targeting Netherlands-based ING Bank is linked to bribes allegedly paid by the VimpelCom telecommunication services provider and other firms to the daughter of Uzbekistan’s late president, Sputnik news agency reports citing Dutch media.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — The first EU technical mission on GSP+ visited Kyrgyzstan in February to produce an assessment of the current state of play of testing laboratories available in Kyrgyzstan and specifically of those having international certification to approve the quality of products to be exported to the EU Member States. The mission has now presented a detailed report, shared with both the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Delegation of the European Union to the country.
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ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s First Deputy Prime Minister Askar Mamin held talks with Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Affairs of the President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mansur bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on March 19 to discuss implementation of agreements reached at the highest level during the official visit of Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev to the UAE on 15-16 January 2017, including joint investment projects in key areas of cooperation. 111
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KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan wants the United States to send more troops to help the Afghan government battle the Taliban and the Islamic State extremist group, Afghanistan’s foreign minister has said, RFE/RL reported.
