Patrick Frost tells that the Tajikistan government tries to impose a voluntary tax on its citizens to raise $10 million dollars to finance the Rogun project, while the Kyrgyz government has given a compensation payment to 72 children, who were accidentally infected with the AIDS in hospitals.
- Countries:
- Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Topics:
- Children, Development, Economics
- Languages:
- English
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