Afghan government may hold direct talks with Taliban in early March
KABUL (TCA) — Direct talks between the Afghan government and authorized representatives of the Taliban may take place in early March, TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
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Iran set to lay basis for non-oil economy
TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran expects to attract $45 billion in foreign investment this year as the country’s economy is opening up to global corporations, Iran’s PressTV news agency reports. Continue reading
Uzbekistan ranked above all Central Asia states by military strength
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Global Firepower Military Ranks-2016, which includes 126 countries ranked by military strength, ranks Uzbekistan as the strongest among Central Asia countries (54th), followed by Kazakhstan (66th), Kyrgyzstan (78th), Tajikistan (81st), and Turkmenistan (90th). Continue reading
Stratfor’s Global Intelligence: Week of Feb. 22, 2016
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Times of Central Asia presents to its readers Stratfor’s Global Intelligence, a weekly review of the most important events that happened in the world — from Europe to Middle East to Russia to Central Asia to Afghanistan to China and the Americas. Continue reading
Central Asia between ‘extremists’ and ‘moderates’: fundamentalism on the rise
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (TCA) — A growing number of commentators and other observers, both in the west and in the former USSR, are casting doubt on the distinction between “radicals” and “moderates” among “Muslim activists” both in Syria and the world outside it. If there is one place in the world that shows how justified such suspicions are to some extent, it must be Central Asia. Continue reading
Central Asia: dynasties and power succession in autocratic regimes
LONDON (TCA) — May 22 is the date set for the final nod by the people of Tajikistan through a referendum to change the Constitution to allow the present head of state take part in presidential elections for as many terms as he wishes. Continue reading
