Perspectives | Clock is ticking as Central Asia confronts water calamity Stakeholders need to collaborate, tackle waste and address the elephant in the room: Afghanistan. Sanat Kushkumbayev Feb 14, 2024
Central Asian river levels poised for dramatic plunge, forcing urgent measures Uzbekistan is working to introduce penalties for wasting water. Apr 4, 2023
Uzbekistan pursues dialogue with Afghanistan on fraught canal project The canal across northern Afghanistan will divert water from the dying Amu Darya river. Mar 24, 2023
Turkmenistan: A shining city in a book of records Russia is proposing a major reconfiguration of the Central Asian gas market. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 6, 2022
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
Turkmenistan: Water mess 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. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 7, 2021
Taliban, weather, geopolitics: Afghanistan’s Kyrgyz wrestle with ‘stay or go?’ The small community has been thrust back into the news by the Taliban advance. But there are no easy answers to questions about their future. Bermet Talant Aug 9, 2021
Belarus: Eco-protestors target proposed shipping route through Ukraine and Poland The EU and multilateral lenders are studying the project. Tom Allan Sep 5, 2018
Mongolia: Harsh Winter Wiping Out Livestock, Stoking Economic Crisis for Nomads Helen Wright Apr 1, 2016