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Economic necessity is the mother of diversification.

Terrorist group widening inroads among Caucasus extremists.

Outreach campaign shifts into top gear.

Is Uzbekistan engaging in quiet water diplomacy?

Turkmenistan gently presses Afghanistan on the Qosh-Tepa Canal. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin on Turkmen affairs.

The World Bank will provide money to complete Afghan section of the project, but it is keeping close tabs on funds.

Afghanistan wants to show it is open for business and is willing to be a good neighbor. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

In this bulletin, we look at paltry women's day handouts, the military getting a rough deal and what Ashgabat is doing to promote prosperity in neighboring Afghanistan.

TAPI pipeline recurrences, wheat woes, and dreaming about satellites. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Barki Tojik says export contracts are not to blame for domestic shortages.

Stakeholders need to collaborate, tackle waste and address the elephant in the room: Afghanistan.

An update on environmental developments in Central Asia.

Kabul has since 2021 proven an unreliable customer. While regularly paying off part of its dues to Tajikistan, it has struggled to clear its debts outright.

Imports from Uzbekistan over that period reached $239 million, while $27 million of goods went in the other direction.

Astana has been cultivating economic ties with Kabul since the group took power in 2021.

An Uzbek government delegation is expected to travel to Afghanistan by the end of the year.

The Tajik government is described by the site as having created conditions ideal for the success of the Islamic State group.

Some Afghans in Kabul aren’t going along with status quo.

Afghanistan's canal project is deepening anxieties on water security. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Also, the danger from glaciers is here now, and growing number of Central Asian labor migrants face the risk of becoming undocumented in Russia.

Astana argues that dealing with the Taliban will be an investment in stability and sustainable development.

The Taliban's role in TAPI, Hungary's hydrogen input, and forced labor in cotton in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

The authorities suffer from a case of misplaced priorities in thinking about the future. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

It is not clear at present who is going to provide funding for the railroad or how much it will cost.

One senior security services officer is said to have been killed in a clash with alleged smugglers.