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

Uzbekistan says it will not accept Afghan refugees.

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.

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.

It is one of a dozen or so countries that have agreed to accommodate refugees.

There has been a surge in the number of Pakistanis visiting for tourism.

Students stranded in Afghanistan or separated from their families speak out.

Termez is normally a sleepy place, but the Taliban's ascendancy has put some on edge.

Eurasianet sources say dozens of planes from Afghanistan have landed in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan over the last 24 hours.

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.

The EU and multilateral lenders are studying the project.