Politics

There is a yawning chasm between the faint alarmism being telegraphed by President Emomali Rahmon’s government and the realities on the ground. Scanning the view of Afghanistan from Tajikistan across …

Any hopes the meeting would produce a breakthrough on the border were dashed.  A much-anticipated meeting between the presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan that took place on June 29, weeks …

Kyrgyzstan’s president traveled to Turkmenistan this week in the hope of a lucky break. Among the deals agreed by Sadyr Japarov and his Turkmen counterpart, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, on June 28, …

Centerra Gold Inc. could part ways with Kyrgyzstan’s government over its seized flagship mine in the Central Asian nation, but the company’s top executive would like to discuss it first. …

Lawyers for Uyghur groups have given new evidence to the International Criminal Court (ICC) that allegedly shows the Tajik government is cooperating with Beijing to send Uyghurs to China, where …

If expectation meets reality, Tajiks could one day do more trade with Uzbeks than with Russians. Uzbekistan’s president was met this week with pomp and ceremony in Tajikistan at the …

On paper, civil society in Uzbekistan seems to be thriving – but officials are hiding its problems behind manipulated data Civil society in Uzbekistan continues to suffer from restrictions to …

Turkey, threatening to end Afghan airport security detail, is expected to seek concessions WASHINGTON—President Biden’s plans for a U.S. and allied withdrawal from Afghanistan will face a potential challenge next …

Sabinella Ayazbayeva has had a more eventful life than most young women from Kazakhstan. Born in 1990, she married at 19. She moved to Syria with her husband and children …