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Turkmenistan Airlines

Turkmenistan: Colt of personality

Doing business with Russia and Kazakhstan, reopening borders, and honoring the former president’s favorite horse. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 24, 2022
Burhanuddin Rabbani

Afghanistan: The Taliban’s first fall and an opening for Tajik journalists

Journalists from Tajikistan played vital roles for many foreign news agencies.
Text by a Tajik journalist, Photos by Parviz Amirjonov May 20, 2022
Matviyenko in Ashgabat

Turkmenistan: Stand by your man

Misogyny as government policy, neighborly outreach, and Russia tries hard to make Turkmenistan feel appreciated. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 17, 2022
Turkmen women

Turkmenistan: Trading places

Amid a food crisis, the president says food imports should be stopped. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 10, 2022
Berdymukhamedov and Chinese defense minister

Turkmenistan: Keeping tabs on discord

Micromanaging the lives of women and students, Chinese defense cooperation, and still yearning for a trans-Caspian pipeline. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin May 3, 2022
Melebash, right, the palomino stallion that won this week's horse beauty contest, with his trainer, Begli Jurayev. To the left is the Lexus SUV that they won. (Photo: Turkmenistan government website)

Turkmenistan: No COVID, no worries

In our weekly briefing: Restrictions easing, COVID denialism persists, foreign suitors come visiting in hope of business, and the latest annual horse jamboree.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 26, 2022
Berdymukhamedovs

Turkmenistan: Respect your elders

Turkmenistan's new president is continuing his father's traditions: Building white elephants, censoring the internet, and booting people out of their homes.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 19, 2022
(Chinese MFA)

Don’t forget Afghanistan, pleads Uzbekistan, as Ukraine war rages

Russia used the meeting in China to emphasize its importance in Central Asia.
Joanna Lillis Apr 1, 2022
Serdar

Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov passes the mantle (and phone)

The future shape of Sino-Turkmen cooperation is going to be one of Serdar Berdymukhamedov’s biggest challenges. This and more in our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 22, 2022
Customs officials in Uzbekistan showing intercepted drugs that were heading from Tajikistan to Russia. (Photo: Uzbekistan State Customs Committee)

Tajikistan says Afghan instability fueling narcotics trade boom

Dushanbe says the volume of illegal narcotics it interdicted in 2021 increased by 69 percent year-on-year.
Feb 18, 2022
Niyazov dancing

Memoir | Diplomacy in Ashgabat in the 1990s

The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan discusses lessons learned and missed opportunities in the early years of independence.
Michael Cotter Feb 11, 2022
Gender-based violence is common in patriarchal Central Asia

Perspectives | Cyberviolence is a curse for women in Central Asia

There are legal protections, and many holes.
Asylai Akisheva Feb 7, 2022
Logar power

Afghanistan: Central Asian states maintaining crucial electricity supplies

Power exports continue as payment arrears mount.
Feb 4, 2022
Turkmen manat

Turkmenistan: Money, money, money

Despite Ashgabat’s fervent diplomacy, one ingredient is missing from its dream project across Afghanistan. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 21, 2021
Turkmenistan cabbage

Turkmenistan: This is Fine

A cratering economy, the world’s slowest internet, and the army takes charge of food production. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 7, 2021

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