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Dushanbe’s Latin dancers find meaning in something new.

Journalists from Tajikistan played vital roles for many foreign news agencies.

A charismatic, handicapped singer has gone viral, triggering appearances with Russian superstars and a member of the ruling family.

While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.

The government signals it is taking COVID a bit more seriously, without admitting the virus is running rampant. And Ashgabat gets down to business with the Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.

With the Taliban at the border, the president heads in the other direction to oversee defense operations on the Caspian Sea. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

China has delivered 300,000 doses of vaccine, but will the public want them?

The government appears to be taking active measures to cover up the new outbreak.

But Russians are more ambivalent about having a Tajik-born singer represent them at the song contest.

The president's family has a monopoly on tickets, cashing in on a profound desperation.

Although Turkmenistan is rarely mentioned as a prospective member of the Moscow-led EAEU trading bloc, that notion is quite obviously on the Kremlin’s mind. Our weekly briefing.

The number of flights is still highly limited for the time being, however.

Manizha Sangin emigrated to Russia with her family at age three, during the Tajik civil war.