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The increases have reversed a demographic decline that the territory has seen since the pandemic and war with Azerbaijan.

Salaries were always horribly low but living costs have soared since the pandemic began.

Middle-class Afghans with the means to navigate Tajikistan’s bureaucracy see the country as a springboard to the West.

The government hopes to boost vaccination rates, but a new anti-vaccine campaign is on the rise.

In recent years the Caucasus country has become a magnet for Iranian students, business owners, and dissidents. But now many report they’re not being allowed to enter.

Poor and rural families are not equipped to handle online school. Now they fear another academic year is going to start with schools still closed.

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Updated every weekday.

A few months ago, the thought of taking a Chinese COVID vaccine was unthinkable to Georgians. Now it’s the norm.

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

China has delivered 300,000 doses of vaccine, but will the public want them?

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus.

The government appears to be taking active measures to cover up the new outbreak.

After some early success in fighting COVID, Georgia let down its guard. Then I did, too.

Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus.