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Government agencies and Kazakh-Chinese companies are using the pandemic to shield themselves from scrutiny.

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.

The saiga population has rocketed by 150 percent in the last two years.

The government has limited fuel exports, citing the need to stabilize prices.