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An unusual constellation of outside players taking shape.

Some Afghans in Kabul aren’t going along with status quo.

Engagement with the Islamist regime in Afghanistan is in line with a region-wide trend.

Elections that don’t matter, Russia sows paranoia, and trouble upstream for Turkmen farmers: Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Moscow curries favor, neighbors seek more gas, and Turkmenistan’s colossal methane pollution could power Afghanistan at little cost many times over. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Regional officials have been coming under growing scrutiny from the national leadership.

The surprise trip comes amid a period of geopolitical turmoil in the region, as Russia is getting set to annex several parts of Ukraine.

The UNHCR says the deportations are putting people's lives at risk.

Ashgabat wants Afghanistan to become part of the global economy. It’s not so keen to bankroll integration, however.

Because official statistics are nonsense, we look to personnel reshuffles to understand where the government recognizes it is underperforming. Our weekly briefing.

Out-of-touch elites, poor planning, and some signs of progress in regional trade. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

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

China offers to help with defense, TAPI inches forward, and the old president asks for a vacation. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

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.

The dauphin becomes president. This and more in our weekly briefing.