With Russia and Islamic State complicating the conflict in Syria, the role of Iran in this quagmire has been largely overlooked, even though it has supported President Bashar al-Assad since almost the moment his brutal crackdown on demonstrators turned mass protest into a civil war.
In a country whose government kept silent for nearly a week after announcing that its only post-Soviet leader was in the hospital with an undisclosed ailment, it's tough to read the tea leaves about who might come to power in the wake of President Islam Karimov.
Islam Karimov's death could leave some members of his immediate family in precarious positions, at least if they entertain any thoughts of staying in Uzbekistan now that he is no longer president.
Afghanistan’s national security adviser, Hanif Atmar warns neighboring countries that promoting security in Afghanistan and defeating radical Islamist factions are necessary for regional stability
Recent sympathetic comments by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have annoyed supporters of a simmering separatist insurgency in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan because they appear to confirm Islamabad’s views that New Delhi is behind the nationalist rebellion.
Uzbekistan is set to bury long-ruling President Islam Karimov on September 3, a day after the government announced the death of the authoritarian leader following a stroke at the age of 78.
Uzbek President Islam Karimov has died at age 78 after dominating public life in the country he ruled for 25 years. RFE/RL’s Central Newsroom looks back at the life and legacy of one of the most feared men in Central Asia.
Uzbek state TV has announced the death of President Islam Karimov, following days of unconfirmed reports suggesting the only post-independence leader of Central Asia's most populous country had already died of a stroke.
Uzbekistan's cabinet says President Islam Karimov is in critical condition after having a stroke, while Reuters quotes three unnamed diplomatic sources as saying that Karimov has died.
Uzbekistan's cabinet issued a statement on September 2 saying President Islam Karimov is in critical condition after having a stroke.
Despite a series of rumored illnesses in the past and his advanced age, the news that Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov was suddenly hospitalized after suffering what his daughter said was a brain hemorrhage was a shock to people in Uzbekistan and further afield.
An Uzbek state TV anchor has read out an Independence Day address traditionally delivered by President Islam Karimov, who has been in hospital following a stroke that has launched conjecture about possible successors. The news follows earlier social media posts by Karimov's younger daughter, suggesting her 78-year-old father was still alive.
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