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Search | 17 Articles

Not much fun without a VPN (state media)

The great paywall of Turkmenistan

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 23, 2021
Berdymukhamedov Mirziyoyev

Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan stand united on Afghanistan

That sets them apart from Afghanistan’s other post-Soviet neighbor, Tajikistan.
Oct 6, 2021
woman carrying water

Turkmenistan: Water mess

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.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 7, 2021
Turkmenistan ambulances

Turkmenistan: Sins of commission

The government signals it is taking COVID a bit more seriously, without admitting the virus is running rampant. And Ashgabat gets down to business with the Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 31, 2021
Turkmen Navy

Turkmenistan: Out at sea

With the Taliban at the border, the president heads in the other direction to oversee defense operations on the Caspian Sea. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 17, 2021
Russian Uzbek drills

Central Asia and Afghanistan: Enemies at the gate?

The Taliban has assured the region’s governments that it has no designs on them, but can it keep more hostile groups in check?
Chris Rickleton Aug 13, 2021
Bromide bros (Tajikistan presidential administration)

Turkmenistan: Trading places

That Central Asia's presidents seemed to enjoy themselves together was itself a breakthrough. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 10, 2021
Wingman Berdymukhamedov preparing for flight. (state news screengrab)

Turkmenistan: High as a kite

The president’s latest stunt highlights how Turkmenistan is increasingly devoted to military aviation acquisitions from Italy. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 3, 2021
The president’s son sends off the Turkmen Olympic team (National Olympic Committee of Turkmenistan)

Turkmenistan: Going for gold

Ashgabat has great confidence these days in its Europe-bound exports. Plus, a mysterious tragedy on the Afghan border. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jul 20, 2021
Sputnik V

Uzbeks weigh vaccines: Russian vs. Chinese

Vaccine hesitancy in Uzbekistan is high, bred by social media conspiracies that seem credible in a country without accountable authorities.
Ezoza Yakvalkhodjieva Jun 2, 2021
Despite the online registration and appointment system, patients had to fill out application forms at check-in. (Almaz Kumenov)

Kazakhstan: A diary from a vaccination

Our Kazakhstan correspondent describes the waiting, the bureaucracy, and the anticlimax of getting his Sputnik V jab in Almaty.
Almaz Kumenov Apr 22, 2021
Serdar Berdymukhamedov visiting St Petersburg last year. (Russian government handout)

Turkmenistan: Master Berdymukhamedov goes to Moscow

Although Turkmenistan is rarely mentioned as a prospective member of the Moscow-led EAEU trading bloc, that notion is quite obviously on the Kremlin’s mind. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 6, 2021
Raring to go: The Sino-Uzbek vaccine is said to be easy to store. (Photo: Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency)

Uzbekistan embarks on mass vaccination, but where will doses come from?

Hopes are being pinned on the Sino-Uzbek vaccine ZF-UZ-VAC 2001.
Mar 3, 2021
Tajik PM Kohir Rasulzoda and Russian deputy PM Alexei Overchuk at a signing ceremony in Moscow this week. (Photo: Tajik Foreign Ministry)

Russia using crisis in Tajikistan to advance EAEU agenda?

Dushanbe is desperate to resume flights to Russian cities.
Feb 12, 2021
Afghan-Turkmen border

Turkmenistan: Power to the Afghan people

Spraying chlorine, new infrastructure on the Afghan border, and claims of a naturally occurring COVID vaccine. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan bulletin.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jan 19, 2021

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