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Both have long-duration electricity supply agreements signed before the Taliban returned to power.

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

Since the Taliban seized power last summer, Uzbekistan has favored engagement over isolation.

The U.S. is pressing companies to show vigilance over export control evasion attempts.

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

The terror group behind growing carnage in the wretched country says anyone working with the Taliban is a target.

Supporters are growing an online network in the Tajik language. Many of the donors appear to be in Russia.

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

An Afghan official blames the Ukraine war for choking the banking system in Central Asia, but the fact remains the Taliban regime is broke.

Misogyny as government policy, neighborly outreach, and Russia tries hard to make Turkmenistan feel appreciated. Our weekly briefing.

Uzbekistan is eager for a success story on its southern border that could facilitate new trade routes.

A proposed gas pipeline to South Asia dominates the government’s agenda. This and more in our weekly briefing.

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.

But Kazakhstan has more to lose.