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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Tajikistan

Tajikistan stories: 3 news summaries

 US-Built Bridge 
 Supports Afghan Drug Trade 

$37M project facilitates opium smuggling into Tajikistan

Jun 28, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US-built bridge linking Afghanistan and Tajikistan that cost taxpayers $37 million has greatly benefited exporters of Afghan opium, McClatchy reports. The bridge over the Panj river was supposed to facilitate commerce between the two nations, but the surging flow of opium across Afghanistan’s northern border threatens to turn... More »

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Afghanistan • War on Terror • terrorism • drugs • heroin • United States • corruption • bridge • opium • drug trade • Tajikistan

 US to Expand Routes 
 Into Afghanistan 

Safer roads will depend on cooperation of Central Asian nations

Dec 31, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - More than four-fifths of the supplies for allied troops in Afghanistan travel via Pakistan along a treacherous route, prompting the US to plan new supply lines in the embattled region. The fragility of the current setup was laid bare after a Pakistani counter-militant offensive shut down the Khyber Pass yesterday,... More »

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Afghanistan • Russia • NATO • Pakistan • Azerbaijan • army supplies • Turkmenistan • Khyber Pass • Uzbekistan • Tajikistan

 World Bank
 Offers $1.2B
 in Food Aid 

Millions at risk of starvation

May 30, 08 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The World Bank is offering an emergency $1.2 billion in aid to several nations in a desperate bid to stave off starvation for millions of people, reports the BBC. The money is being offered to Haiti, Liberia, Djibouti, Togo, Yemen and other nations identified as at immediate risk from... More »

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United Nations • World Bank • Robert Zoellick • food prices • food shortage • Togo • Tajikistan • world food summit

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