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Isfana is to be renamed after a venerated first secretary of the Kyrgyz Communist Party.

Despite Ashgabat’s fervent diplomacy, one ingredient is missing from its dream project across Afghanistan. Our weekly briefing.

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

State TV has smeared the victim of a police shooting as a hotheaded vigilante.

Uzbekistan says it will not accept Afghan refugees.

Salaries were always horribly low but living costs have soared since the pandemic began.

Arbitrary collective punishment, breadlines before dawn, and a resurgence of diplomacy. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Over 180 Afghan students who became trapped when the Taliban took power have finally resumed their studies in Bishkek.

Middle-class Afghans with the means to navigate Tajikistan’s bureaucracy see the country as a springboard to the West.

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

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

Behind the scenes with an American negotiator who helped forge a radical new level of U.S. engagement in Central Asia after 9/11.

As the U.S.-led war ends, Georgians are reminiscing about their decades of Central Asian military service under two superpowers.

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.

Activists are concerned that Kazakh does not enjoy the status it deserves.