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June 28, 2016
Tajikistan's National Reconciliation Day Celebration: Table For One

The Islamic Renaissance Party's participation in governing the country was an example that cooperation between a secular government and an Islamic opposition was possible. This year Tajik authorities for the first time mark National Reconciliation Day without their partner in the reconciliation.

June 23, 2016
Neutral Turkmenistan Chooses A Side In Afghan Conflict

Turkmenistan's official policy of "positive neutrality" appears to have been slightly punctured, and the source of this perforation is Afghanistan.
June 19, 2016
Majlis Podcast: Confusion, Fighting In Northern Afghanistan

To get a better idea of what the situation is in northern Afghanistan and how this might be viewed from Central Asia, RFE/RL’s Turkmen Service, known locally as Azatlyk, gathered a majlis, or panel, to discuss current events along the Afghan-Central Asian border.
June 18, 2016
Afghan-Pakistani Border Crossing Reopens After Deadly Fighting

The main border crossing along the disputed Afghan-Pakistani border has reopened after several days of deadly clashes between security forces.
June 15, 2016
Activists Call For Disbanding Pakistani ‘Islamic Ideology’ Council

Rights campaigners and lawmakers in Pakistan have called for dissolving an organization tasked with providing Islamic theological advice to lawmakers after it stirred controversy with recommendations for mistreating women.
June 10, 2016
Why Are Pakistani Women Being Burned To Death?

Recent incidents in which women accused of violating their family’s honor have been burned to death highlights the endemic violence against women and Pakistan’s failure to deal with it.
June 02, 2016
Karzai Says Taliban Leader’s Killing Has 'Hurt' Chances For Afghan Peace

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the killing of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur in a U.S. drone strike has damaged the prospects of a negotiated peace settlement with the militant group.
May 24, 2016
Taliban Struggle To Pick Slain Leader’s Successor

Afghanistan’s hard-line Taliban appear to be having difficulty appointing a new leader after a U.S. drone strike killed Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansur.
May 21, 2016
The Central Asian Referendum

Almost every referendum in Central Asia since the breakup of the Soviet Union has been about the executive branch of power and they are usually about giving the executive branch more power. Tajikistan's May 22 poll is no exception.
May 19, 2016
Kazakhstan's Pro-Government TV Channel With A Slight Russian Accent

Faced with growing public discontent, Kazakhstan's government has shifted into high gear to head off antigovernment protests planned for May 21. Since May 16, authorities have been moving to detain people who could inspire or facilitate the planned nationwide demonstrations.
May 16, 2016
Pakistan's Sharif Defends His Finances

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has defended his financial record and asked parliament to form a commission to investigate allegations stemming from the Panama Papers leak.
May 16, 2016
Tens Of Thousands Of Hazara Rally In Kabul Over Power Project

Tens of thousands of minority Shi’ite Hazara are marching in the Afghan capital to protest the path of a multimillion dollar power line project.

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