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The government has ordered the fiscal inspection service to withdraw letters accusing businesses of evading taxes.

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Iran and Georgia considered as alternatives.

Central Asia’s largest nations are using unique coronavirus vaccines that haven’t been carefully studied. Do they have a choice?

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The COVID-19 outbreak has compounded a problem caused by low salaries.

Kazakhs unable to travel abroad are discovering their country is full of nice places to vacation. But what’s good for the local economy is not always good for nature.

Conspiracy theories have fueled the low update for vaccination.

Cases are rising rapidly and vaccines – for those who want them – are hard to find.

The documents focuses on viruses, droughts, water shortages and food deficits as potential crisis flashpoints.

Critics are concerned over potential privacy issues.

Our Kazakhstan correspondent describes the waiting, the bureaucracy, and the anticlimax of getting his Sputnik V jab in Almaty.

The health minister then drank the concoction at a press conference.

Laborers in the extractive industries are proving more adept at fighting their corner.

Only a tiny fraction of the population has got the jab so far.