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The conscripts, generally Tajikistan’s poorest young men, are brutalized into service. And they are the country’s first line of defense.

The new proposal’s modest scope, and new diplomatic developments, could finally make the pipeline feasible.

As hopes for an Afghanistan gas pipeline fade again, there is more upbeat news to the west.

The deal was presented by both Baku and Tehran as proof that their recent political crisis had been overcome.

There was much to discuss just over a year after the end of the war, including ongoing border tensions, plans to reopen borders and transportation, and the fate of Armenian prisoners.

The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE.

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Serzh Sargsyan’s lawyers said the timing of the charges was suspicious, coming amid a period of bad news on the border with Azerbaijan.

Uzbekistan says it will not accept Afghan refugees.

Repeated attempts from Baku to force Yerevan to negotiate may be having the opposite effect, as the government is now vulnerable to being seen as easily bullied.

The recent fighting is a challenge to Moscow’s role as a peacemaker. But Russia may not have many options.

At least 15 Armenian soldiers, and an unknown number of Azerbaijanis, have been killed in the worst fighting since last year's war.

The World Health Organization continues to indulge Turkmenistan’s lies about the coronavirus. Our weekly briefing.

Azerbaijan has stepped up its blockade of key Armenian roads and the two sides have repeatedly exchanged fire amid reported diplomatic progress.

Despite price increases and concerns about food shortages, the president is demanding more food be shipped abroad. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.