When it comes to Central Asians and terrorism, why are Uzbeks so often suspected of involvement? (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
Following a new report by Human Rights Watch, Steve Swerdlow joins the Majlis for a discussion of recent changes in Uzbekistan and how encouraging they are, and the likelihood of further reforms.
India has launched a new trade route to landlocked Afghanistan by sea through Iran's strategic Chabahar port, a move that bypasses Pakistan and could have significant geopolitical ramifications in the region.
Polygamy is a hard fact of life for some Tajik women despite an official ban.
Tajik authorities have secretly reburied the remains of several prominent national figures, including two former heads of the state, after disinterring them at a small cemetery inside a Dushanbe park in the middle of the night.
A recent meeting of officials from Uzbekistan and Iran was a curious event. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
Tajikistan has doubled its gold output in the last five years, and the Central Asian nation expects it to grow further.
Sooronbai Jeenbekov has won Kyrgyzstan’s presidential election by a wider margin than anyone could have predicted during the campaign. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
A familiar kind of weird is returning to Turkmenistan. (The views expressed in this blog post do not necessarily reflect those of RFE/RL.)
Reports suggest the United States could designate Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps as a terrorist organization. Tehran has warned that such a move would be met with a "firm, decisive, and crushing" response.
Can you imagine living in a place where every year the government forces you to pick 50 kilos of cotton, every day, for 12 straight days, for just 5 cents a kilo? That's the reality in Uzbekistan.
For decades, Pashtun tribal people from the villages along the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan have ignored the invisible line that demarcates the two countries. But now they are bracing for the prospect of a Berlin Wall-style divide.
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