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Uzbekistan has pushed the case for dialogue with the new rulers in Kabul.

Kazakhstan’s energy needs are overwhelmingly served by burning dirty coal.

Unlike the last time the two sides explored restoring ties, Azerbaijan doesn’t seem to be trying to play the spoiler. But questions remain about Russia’s involvement in the process.

The exercises took place at a time of heightened Baku-Moscow tension.

Narmatova had been a supporter of President Japarov until October.

Baku has been increasingly airing public criticisms of Moscow over the post-war order, which have been exacerbated by the lack of a formal mandate for the Russian peacekeepers in Karabakh.

Both sides have suggested they are ready to sit at the table. But they both have set preconditions unacceptable to the other.

Activists are concerned that Kazakh does not enjoy the status it deserves.

Kenesary’s ascendancy to the status of national hero arrived with independence.

The victims of state-sponsored disappearances include the families who wake up every day uncertain, missing a loved one whose fate is not known.

Many of the repressed were targeted for their religious beliefs.

Fringe Kazakh nationalists are giving politicians in Moscow something to campaign about.

The Taliban has assured the region’s governments that it has no designs on them, but can it keep more hostile groups in check?

Politicians in Moscow claim to be concerned that Russian-speaking citizens may be facing intimidation and aggression in Kyrgyzstan – a fact that officials in Bishkek deny.

Can the former president, in exile for 16 years, help the government's case that a major foreign investor has played dirty from the start?