KABUL (TCA) — 2018 was another difficult year for Afghanistan with no end to violence still in sight, but some of the recent developments may signal a glimmer of hope that the 17-year long war would n ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — At the suggestion of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, 2019 has been declared the Year of Active Investment and Social Development in Uzbekistan as a logical continuation of activities th ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — The newly-appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamkulov сommented on new functions of his ministry with regard to attraction of foreign investment and promotion o ... Read More
KABUL (TCA) — Afghanistan's election authorities say they have decided to delay a presidential election by three months to July 20 due to delays in registration and ongoing technical issues, RFE/RL's ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Favorable conditions for business have been created in Kyrgyzstan, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov said at a news conference on the 2018 results.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The Publisher’s note: Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, Central Asia was the scene of intense geopolitical struggle and the Great Game between the British and Russian Empires, an ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — In order to seize the property of foreign citizens and investors in Kyrgyzstan, some judges make illegal decisions in the interests of organized criminal groups. Such phenomena decreas ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — Minister of Culture and Sports Arystanbek Mukhamediuly spoke about the ongoing work on the development of the tourism industry in Kazakhstan at a press conference on December 28, the of ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan's former customs chief has been extradited from Azerbaijan to Bishkek, where he is wanted on charges of abuse of office, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan badly needs foreign investments that would help save the country’s large and ailing bank, but finding such investors has proven to be a difficult task. We are republishing ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — On December 27, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Ilhom Nematov held a video-conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which summed up the activities of the ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — At a briefing on December 27, Chairman of the State Revenue Committee of the Ministry of Finance Marat Sultangaziyev spoke about the Kazakh government’s readiness to conduct a tax amnes ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — Three Kyrgyz politicians have filed a libel lawsuit against former President Almazbek Atambayev and a TV channel he founded, adding to pressure on the ex-leader, RFE/RL reports.
KABUL (TCA) — President Donald Trump's decision to partially withdraw US forces from Afghanistan has prompted Beijing and Islamabad to shift their focus to "new changes" in the region, political analy ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Proclaiming 2018 as the Year of Tourism and Folk Crafts in Tajikistan gave a serious impetus to understand the significance of these fields in the social and economic life of the peop ... Read More
DUSHANBE (TCA) — 2018 was a historical year for the people of Tajikistan, President Emomali Rahmon said in his address to the country’s Parliament on December 26.
KABUL (TCA) — Iran has been holding talks with the Afghan Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government, Iranian media quoted a top Iranian security official as saying. The news comes just days ... Read More
BISHKEK (TCA) — China firmly opposes officials and media of certain countries "politicizing and stigmatizing" the efforts and measures taken by China to fight terrorism and eliminate extremism in the ... Read More
TASHKENT (TCA) — As part of efforts to attract one of the leading global players in the market of fresh fruit and vegetable products to Uzbekistan market, the Uzbek Ambassador to Belgium Dilyor Khakim ... Read More
ASTANA (TCA) — At the meeting on December 25, the Kazakh Government approved the Plan for the Development of Irrigated Lands in the country until 2028. The draft Plan was presented by the First Vice M ... Read More