7 May. The move is seen as a further attempt to protect domestic manufacturers from an influx of foreign goods following the April devaluation of the tenge. Ten people were killed on 6 May when a Tajik military helicopter crashed in mountains north of Dushanbe, AP reported.
Taleban envoy discusses resumption of peace talks . . .
An Afghan delegation headed by Taleban Deputy Foreign Minister Abdur Rahman Zahid met with Turkmen government officials in Ashgabat on 6-7 May to discuss the possibility of holding a third round of peace talks in that city between representatives of the Taleban and the Northern Alliance of Ahmed Shah Massoud, Reuters and Interfax reported. An unnamed Turkmen government source told Interfax that both sides want to resume the talks. Hostilities had broken out again following the last meeting between the two rival factions in Ashgabat in mid-March. And gas pipeline project The Turkmen and Taleban officials also discussed economic cooperation, including the planned construction of a gas export pipeline from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan to Iran, Reuters reported. Karimov expressed particular interest in the transport of Uzbek exports to Europe via Bulgaria and the Danube.