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Turkmen gas boss announces major new development project.

Russia's elections have produced a Turkmen-style outcome, including in Turkmenistan itself. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Afghanistan wants to show it is open for business and is willing to be a good neighbor. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

In this bulletin, we look at paltry women's day handouts, the military getting a rough deal and what Ashgabat is doing to promote prosperity in neighboring Afghanistan.

TAPI pipeline recurrences, wheat woes, and dreaming about satellites. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Fishy goings-on at a cosmetics services center, talking human rights with the EU, and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Ashgabat's promises to curb greenhouse gases do not stand up to scrutiny. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Iraq gas deal, talking to Washington on TAPI, old hands possibly on the way out. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Turkey will be key to ensuring Turkmenistan can get its gas riches to customers in Europe. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin

Turkmenistan's gas diplomacy: Iraq deal and TAPI challenges.

Russian diplomacy and Turkmenistan's evolving foreign relations amidst president Berdymukhamedov’s growing influence. And more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Also, the danger from glaciers is here now, and growing number of Central Asian labor migrants face the risk of becoming undocumented in Russia.

The Taliban's role in TAPI, Hungary's hydrogen input, and forced labor in cotton in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Ashgabat wants Americans to fix the leaks, Iranians to buy fuel, and China to pay for pipelines. This and more in the latest edition of the Akhal-Teke Bulletin.

Officials are interested in renewables on paper, but there is little evidence Ashgabat is committed to minimizing the environmental damage it is causing. Our weekly briefing.