residents

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Such reticence is understandable in a city where many residents assume that officials use construction projects to siphon state funds.

Tajikistan to spend $100m on 'central Asia’s largest theatre' – but who for?

In a struggling economy dependent on foreign aid residents question yet another grandiose building project, Eurasianet.org report

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