Tajikistan: Security chief’s absence keeps rumor mill spinning Yatimov has run the security services since 2010. Feb 21, 2022
Tajikistan says Afghan instability fueling narcotics trade boom Dushanbe says the volume of illegal narcotics it interdicted in 2021 increased by 69 percent year-on-year. Feb 18, 2022
Tajikistan: President’s son adopts growing role on center stage Emomali's hands-on management style appears designed to cast him in the role of the listening leader. Kamila Ibragimova Feb 17, 2022
Afghanistan pays down $5M in electricity debts to Tajikistan Kabul still owes Dushanbe $27 million in unpaid bills. Feb 15, 2022
Tajikistan: Government punishes mother to hit back at Europe-based activist son Mamadjonova is being accused of belonging to the banned opposition movement Group 24. Feb 9, 2022
Turkmenistan: Lifeline D Bargaining with China, selling to Tajikistan, and vodka inflation. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Feb 8, 2022
Xi Jinping to visit Kazakhstan in the fall Tokayev's visit to China was his first foreign trip since last month's unrest. Almaz Kumenov Feb 7, 2022
Perspectives | Cyberviolence is a curse for women in Central Asia There are legal protections, and many holes. Asylai Akisheva Feb 7, 2022
Afghanistan: Central Asian states maintaining crucial electricity supplies Power exports continue as payment arrears mount. Feb 4, 2022
Tajikistan: Long-suffering internet users promised speed upgrade Development of the telecommunications sector has been hindered by chronic meddling and over-regulation. Kamila Ibragimova Feb 3, 2022
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: More weapons, less certainty at the troubled border At the scene of recent and regular border clashes, our photographer found heavy weapons and a government intent on silencing inquiry. Danil Usmanov Feb 2, 2022
Arbitrary detentions on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border adding to tensions Authorities in the two countries’ distant capitals show little interest in the festering situation until there is bloodshed. Bakyt Ibraimov Jan 28, 2022
Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan: Troops engaged in sustained gun battle along contested border Exchanges of gunfire raged for more than an hour. Jan 27, 2022
China promises more investment at Central Asia summit Xi Jinping said trade has grown 25-fold over the last two decades. Almaz Kumenov Jan 26, 2022
Tajikistan: Isolated Pamiris fear looming security crackdown Since unrest in November, the region has been cut off from the internet. Now it appears the far-off central government is setting the stage for a fresh and more brutal crackdown. Kamila Ibragimova Jan 19, 2022
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan make deals with Taliban, but watch border warily A power outage illustrates in stark terms how much leverage Uzbekistan enjoys over its troubled neighbor to the south. Jan 14, 2022
Tajikistan: MMA fighter’s pro-Pamiri remarks land him behind bars Chorshanbiyev caused outrage in 2020 by appearing to insult Tajiks. Kamila Ibragimova Jan 4, 2022
Kyrgyzstan: Town near Tajik border renamed in nationalist gesture Isfana is to be renamed after a venerated first secretary of the Kyrgyz Communist Party. Peter Leonard, Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Dec 30, 2021
Taliban accidentally wires money to Tajikistan-based opposition The embassy says it refuses to give back the cash. Kamila Ibragimova Dec 20, 2021
Memoir | Where is Central Asia, anyway? A former top U.S. diplomat reflects on Central Asia’s identity crisis. Richard Boucher Dec 17, 2021
Tajikistan: Little person’s bigtime courts controversy A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family. Dec 13, 2021
Tajikistan: Authorities go back on their word in deal with GBAO residents State TV has smeared the victim of a police shooting as a hotheaded vigilante. Dec 10, 2021
Kyrgyzstan: A stranded village on Tajik border struggles for survival Efforts to stop border trade are causing ethnic Kyrgyz to abandon a remote southern region. Peter Leonard Dec 9, 2021
Tajikistan press-gangs an army to defend long Afghan border The conscripts, generally Tajikistan’s poorest young men, are brutalized into service. And they are the country’s first line of defense. Kamila Ibragimova Dec 2, 2021
