Hundreds of troops head to Afghanistan’s strife-torn southern Helmand Province to boost security in the face of Taliban onslaught
It seems a pattern of governance has emerged, or rather reappeared, in Central Asia: the dynasty.
Thousands of soldiers, police deployed to protect new Gwadar trade route as country’s economy will rely heavily on its success
Money troubles and a military stretched by war in Syria and Ukraine have prompted Russia to reverse plans to send more troops to Tajikistan -- despite what Kremlin officials say is a growing threat from Islamic militants across the border in Afghanistan.
Hazrat Juraev was 36 years old the last time he saw Uzbekistan. He really didn't want to leave the country then, and now he's afraid to return.
Days after his supporters claimed Afghanistan's first vice president is staying away from government business over power sharing, Abdul Rashid Dostum says he is performing his official duties.
Why would a university in eastern Uzbekistan try to impose a Soviet-era term for its professors? And where might it stop?
In his quest to see Persian-rooted names affixed to everything from towns and villages to historical sites and newborns, Tajikistan's president has turned to renaming locations with Turkic-based names.
U.S. President Barack Obama has warned against growing anti-Muslim rhetoric in the United States and urged Muslim leaders to speak out against extremist interpretations of Islam.
In the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar, security forces are conducting exercises to train soldiers, students, and teachers on how to respond to a militant attack.
The killing of a senior Baluch separatist leader is seen as a setback for their simmering insurgency in southwestern Pakistan marked by harsh government crackdowns and insurgent attacks.
Afghanistan's first vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum, is boycotting government business over President Ashraf Ghani's reluctance to appoint his loyalists to key posts and go ahead with his plans to create new combat units to fight the Taliban.
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