Both chambers of Kazakhstan's parliament have backed a bill banning the wearing of face-covering clothing in public. The document has been sent to the president for signature.

Oh, God! If the cry of one of your poor people is so loud, what will be the cry of millions of your poor and needy people?! Bank, credit, medicine, debt, tappi, death... I hate all the words in the dictionary! If I set fire to the usurious banks, large and small offices that do not recognize death, which are destroying orphans, prisoners, and the poor, and to pain, poverty... won't the world burn?! If I pick up your children who are warming themselves with tappi in the twenty-first century, won't the sun melt?! Don't lift my son, your old man who doesn't have the strength to lift a crane, your grace that strengthens thousands of your workers who are aging in the fields, markets, construction sites, in the cold forests of the rice fields, and in the factories of the Karis - a child, a child...

According to the conclusion of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission's visit to the country,

Russian Education Minister Sergei Kravtsov, speaking at a session of the State Duma, alleged that history textbooks in the CIS countries have a negative attitude towards Russia. He said that this approach is especially true of the Soviet era. Therefore, the Ministry of Education is working with the CIS countries to agree on approaches to interpreting a common historical past.

According to the new amendments, knowledge of the Kyrgyz language will be mandatory for members of parliament, the chairman and members of the cabinet, judges of the constitutional, supreme and local courts, prosecutors, investigators, the national bank, law enforcement agencies and national security officers.

According to Islamic teachings, the month of Muharram is a sacred month. It is one of the four months in which Allah Almighty has forbidden war and destruction. Muharram is also called the "month of Allah".

According to the new law, teaching a minor about Islam without the permission of the central governing body of a religious organization, as well as teaching a minor about religion in private, is punishable by a fine of 50 to 100 times the basic calculation amount, or up to 360 hours of compulsory community service, or up to 3 years of correctional labor, or up to 1 to 3 years of restriction of liberty, or up to 3 years of imprisonment. This document was approved by senators and sent to the president for signature.

The purpose of this law, called "No Footprint for Terrorists," is to ensure that American taxpayer money is not used to directly, indirectly, or through third parties to fund the Afghan government. The text of the law also includes a sharp statement: "If you are funding the Taliban, then you are not a friend of the United States."

The Kyrgyz parliament has passed a bill banning access to websites containing pornographic content.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that developing cooperation with the United States in the defense industry will help increase bilateral trade to $100 billion.