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In our weekly briefing: doing business with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, it’s reprimand season.

The 30th anniversary of independence was evidently not deemed an appropriate time for future planning. All the focus was instead on the past.

Georgia’s huge contributions to the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan were a key part of its strategy to join the West. Now there are fears about an isolationist turn from Washington.

Central Asian leaders are engaged in a balancing act, showing they are content to live with the Taliban’s ascendancy in Afghanistan while signaling they will deal firmly with any trouble that might spill over.

As the only major power at the table, China sets the agenda.

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Washington may pursue a similar format with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.

But several Afghan officials have confirmed the plans, on the record.

Massoud Hossaini discusses the fear that the news media industry faces as NATO troops withdraw and the current status of female journalists.