Memoir | A tale of two cities and many mountains Even in the late 1990s, there were already signs that President Rahmon would ignore the peace accords, writes the former U.S. ambassador. Robert Finn Oct 29, 2021
Kazakhstan sees teen suicides rise again amid pandemic The authorities spot a chance to clamp down more on the internet. Almaz Kumenov Oct 27, 2021
Kazakhstan targets users in synthetic drugs crackdown Experts say tougher penalties for users will not curb supply. Daniyar Moldabekov Oct 24, 2021
Kazakh lawmaker wants to ban journalists from courtroom News of the bill only leaked because a lawyer wrote about it on Facebook. Oct 22, 2021
Afghan refugees hope Tajikistan is just a pit stop Middle-class Afghans with the means to navigate Tajikistan’s bureaucracy see the country as a springboard to the West. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 15, 2021
Kazakhstan: Ailing political prisoner freed after 15 years behind bars Aron Atabek had refused to seek parole because he insisted on his innocence. Joanna Lillis Oct 4, 2021
Kazakhstan: 100 famed textbooks translated into Kazakh The project is intended to partially bridge the language knowledge gap with Russian. Almaz Kumenov Sep 23, 2021
Kazakhstan: Five killed in clash between police and debtor Many online commentators have blamed lenders for the tragedy. Almaz Kumenov Sep 21, 2021
Memoir | Diplomatic tradeoffs in Central Asia A senior American official describes trying to square two Bush administration priorities: human rights and the Global War on Terror. George Krol Sep 17, 2021
Kazakhstan: MPs sell IT registration law as child-protection measure Critics suspect the law may be used as a restrictive cudgel. Almaz Kumenov Sep 16, 2021
Nuclear power riles Kazakhs once again Kazakhstan’s energy needs are overwhelmingly served by burning dirty coal. Zholdas Orisbayev Sep 16, 2021
Kazakhstan: Pyramid fraudsters prey on small-time investors The perpetrators of fraud are only one part of the equation. Almaz Kumenov Sep 15, 2021
Kazakhstan: Artists invoke spirits to save endangered ecosystem City authorities plan to turn the area into a landscaped park. Joanna Lillis Sep 10, 2021
Memoir | 9/11 shifted the world. In Central Asia, diplomatic frenzy ensued Behind the scenes with an American negotiator who helped forge a radical new level of U.S. engagement in Central Asia after 9/11. Richard E. Hoagland Sep 10, 2021
Georgia and its two Afghan wars As the U.S.-led war ends, Georgians are reminiscing about their decades of Central Asian military service under two superpowers. Giorgi Lomsadze Sep 9, 2021