Tajikistan reaches 72.3 percent of the autumn conscription target
By October 21, Tajikistan has reached 72.3 percent of the autumn conscription target, Faridoun Mahmadaliyev, a chief spokesman for the Ministry of Defense, said in an interview with Asia-Plus.
Poppy production in Afghanistan has dropped by 30 per cent in the last two years but challenges remain in this South Asian country which remains a major poppy-producing nation, a top US official has said, adding trafficking remains a bigger challenge.