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Beg Sabur has been dispatched to the Pamirs to start work on overhauling the nation's internet.

Moscow curries favor, neighbors seek more gas, and Turkmenistan’s colossal methane pollution could power Afghanistan at little cost many times over. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

This latest winter energy crisis is undermining public confidence in the administration of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Chinese buses have survived corruption scandals to become the most obvious alternative to ubiquitous but problematic minibuses.

Polygamous marriages can grant women some financial stability, but no legal protection if they are abandoned.

It is so cold that Turkmenistan has suspending gas exports to Uzbekistan, Iran and even its most important customer, China. Our weekly briefing.

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Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here’s how it happens in Central Asia.

Kazakhstan was caught off guard by Beijing’s decision to relax coronavirus controls at a trade hub on the border.

In a visit full of symbolism, Turkmenistan’s president won a lucrative promise from Xi Jinping. Our weekly briefing.

Video footage shows Abdukakhkhor Rozikov's body covered in bruising.

Central Asia’s most populous country is suffering serious energy shortages. Chinese companies will be part of the solution.

The region is newly strategic as Russia’s war shifts attention to the so-called Middle Corridor.

Tajikistan has struggled for over a decade to raise funds for the world's tallest dam, leaving its population freezing each winter and skimping on basic social services.

Mamadshoeva is just one among a countless number of Pamiris subjected to arbitrary trials in recent months.