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The end of the harvest is a time for ritual partying in southern Kyrgyzstan. The festivities can last for days.

Changing tastes threaten askiya, a centuries-old Uzbek tradition that prizes wit, improvisation, and mastery of language.

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

Her social media bot promises to help Uzbek farmers get their goods to market while increasing their profit margins.

Tashkent is regretting its early embrace of the Chinese app.

The country no longer has a choice, the president says.

Until now, officials had been silent about ongoing power cuts, even calling them a thing of the past.

Officials blame an 8 percent spike in consumption on crypto miners from China.

Relations between upstream and downstream Central Asian countries can be tense. This won’t help.

Once celebrated for its greenery, Bishkek now has some of the world’s worst smog.

Aisuluu Tynybekova conquered poverty, prejudice and depression to win a nation’s respect.

Eldor Shomurodov’s success making it into one of Europe’s most important national football leagues has generated a fresh flurry of ambition among young Uzbek players.

The project is intended to partially bridge the language knowledge gap with Russian.

Kazakhstan’s energy needs are overwhelmingly served by burning dirty coal.

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.