Politics
Big Brother-style internet controls expand in Central Asia
New Kazakh and Kyrgyz laws raise fears for press and personal freedom
Central Asia
Afghanistan turmoil
Resurgent Taliban and shaken economy upend life in Afghanistan
Heavier reliance on opium production and drug trade likely as international aid ceases
Afghanistan turmoil
Pakistan lobbies neighbors to push for inclusive Afghan government
Islamabad ready to offer recognition if Taliban forms multiethnic regime
Interview
Turkey to decide on Taliban recognition after government forms: foreign minister
Cavusoglu warns nation 'cannot shoulder wave of refugees,' calls for EU cooperation
Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban capture major city in northern Afghanistan, draw closer to Kabul
Capital packed with rural refugees, while Western troops evacuate embassies
International relations
China and Russia vow aid to Afghanistan as extremist threat rises
US exit adds urgency to offers of economic support
Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrency miners flee China as clampdown intensifies
G-20 finance chiefs warn against asset-linked 'stablecoins' without official oversight
Arts
Turkish dramas are rewriting the global entertainment script
Different lifestyles and habits a smash hit with world audiences
International relations
Russia fortifies Central Asia military clout before US Afghan exit
Moscow plays up terrorism but experts see possible American bases as motivator
International relations
Fresh off gold mine seizure, Kyrgyzstan president heads for Russia
Problems pile up for Japarov as Tajik border dispute simmers after deadly clashes
International relations
Afghan pullout raises fears in US of China's 'unfettered access'
Pentagon admits 'number of countries' have potential to exercise influence
Politics
Kazakh ban on foreign farmland sales fails to quell China distrust
Defiant opposition ready for new protests despite getting its way
Opinion
Erdogan and Putin battle it out for control of the Black Sea
Tussle adds to growing list of places where the veteran strongmen are squaring off
Markets
Coronavirus vaccination rate now on investors' radar
Pound and dollar rise as vaccines boost give UK and US economies
International relations
Top US envoy Blinken makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan
Trip comes a day after Biden announced all remaining US troops will leave country
Politics
Kyrgyz referendum grants Japarov full power: preliminary results
Armed with revised constitution, president faces pressure to keep promises
Politics
Kyrgyzstan power play culminates in Sunday constitution vote
President Japarov poised to gain virtually total control in 'huge shift'
International relations
Turkey's Central Asia tug-of-war with Russia intensifies
China and US also active in pursuing resources and regional clout
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