Kazakhstan: Major data hack bears Chinese fingerprints The targeted individuals apparently included employees of the National Security Committee and the Defense Ministry. Almaz Kumenov Feb 22, 2024
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan reach 90 percent agreement on border Topographers and legal experts from the two countries this week reached a resolution on another 3.71 kilometers of the border. Feb 6, 2024
Kazakhstan: Gender violence-themed horror breaks box office records Dastur, which means tradition in Kazakh, grossed $2.2 million in the first week of its release. Joanna Lillis Jan 17, 2024
Turkish envoy drops hint on imminent Kyrgyz-Tajik land deal Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in remarks broadcast on Tajik state television that a frontier demarcation agreement would be signed in March. Jan 11, 2024
Kazakhstan removes Taliban from list of banned organizations Astana has been cultivating economic ties with Kabul since the group took power in 2021. Almaz Kumenov Dec 30, 2023
Kazakhstan: Magic realism meets socialist realism on the Almaty stage Shahmardan Comes Out of the Well addresses a topic still harrowing for Kazakhstan a century on: the famine unleashed when the Soviets embarked on the collectivization of agriculture. Joanna Lillis Dec 22, 2023
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan drop fresh hints on border deal Conversations have focused on key roads and access to remote settlements. Dec 4, 2023
Cautious hopes mounting for Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan border deal At present, around one-third of the border remains undefined. Oct 13, 2023
Azerbaijan-Iran normalization on the horizon The two countries, whose relations have long been strained, are now working together on a transit corridor and discussing normalizing their relations. Heydar Isayev Oct 10, 2023
Tajikistan hands control over border airports to armed forces The airports have lain largely idle since the fall of the Soviet Union. Sep 27, 2023
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan presidents meet to tamp down border tensions The head of the Kyrgyz security services sparked alarm by asserting that Bishkek was willing to uphold its territorial claims through force. Sep 20, 2023
Kazakhstan signs $200 million in contracts with Afghanistan Astana argues that dealing with the Taliban will be an investment in stability and sustainable development. Almaz Kumenov Aug 5, 2023
Kazakhstan says some dual-use goods getting to Russia A senior official said items like microchips are being subjected to particularly rigorous scrutiny. Jun 28, 2023
Putin seeks to project sense of normality with calls to Central Asian peers Officials in the region have refrained from commenting publicly on the unfolding instability in Russia. Jun 24, 2023
Tajikistan opens military vehicle assembly plant Rahmon is selling this as a triumph for his industrialization agenda, but there are concerns of mounting militarization. May 24, 2023