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The order to leave within 20 days was a sharp U-turn from earlier messages saying that there was still a year and a half to find a solution.

The group said it was avenging an Azerbaijani woman who was "persecuted" by the authorities for writing a Shiite slogan on the wall of her home.

It was the latest in a string of arrests of people accused of smuggling in the territories Azerbaijan recaptured from Armenia in the 2020 war.

The escalation came as Azerbaijan has been trying to push Armenia to speed up the construction of a new road connecting Armenia to Karabakh.

Tashkent sees the link as part of a transcontinental route bypassing Russia.

Both have long-duration electricity supply agreements signed before the Taliban returned to power.

Ashgabat wants Afghanistan to become part of the global economy. It’s not so keen to bankroll integration, however.

Since the Taliban seized power last summer, Uzbekistan has favored engagement over isolation.

A series of personnel appointments connected to the powerful Pashayev family have raised questions about the bank’s independence.

The memorandum is a win for Baku while committing it to do little.

Political movements based on Shia Islam have faced an uphill battle, as both the government and mainstream opposition are devoted to a secular, pro-Turkic national narrative.

At least 36 veterans are known to have died as a result of suicides since the end of the 2020 war. The opposition and government are sparring over who is to blame.

The U.S. is pressing companies to show vigilance over export control evasion attempts.

Because official statistics are nonsense, we look to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognizes it is underperforming. Our weekly briefing.

The terror group behind growing carnage in the wretched country says anyone working with the Taliban is a target.