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The authorities suffer from a case of misplaced priorities in thinking about the future. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

It is not clear at present who is going to provide funding for the railroad or how much it will cost.

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

Uzbekistan is working to introduce penalties for wasting water.

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

Spring is when unmarked uranium tailings are most vulnerable.

The canal across northern Afghanistan will divert water from the dying Amu Darya river.

Afghanistan receives about half its imports on a single track from Uzbekistan.

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.

Russia is proposing a major reconfiguration of the Central Asian gas market. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The ruling tandem is evidently frustrated it cannot will a functioning economy into existence by diktat.

Turkmenistan is risking a reputation as a sanctions-buster. Our weekly 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.

Turkmenistan has traditionally fostered its closest security relationship with Russia. But it has found room to develop military ties with the U.S. and China. Our weekly briefing.