Central Asia

11:22, august 23, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to provide their territories to transit evacuees from Afghanistan

The U.S.

15:12, august 16, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan grand mufti Usmonkhon Alimov reportedly dies from COVID-19

Uzbekistan grand mufti Usmonkhon Alimov died on August 15 aged 71 due to the effects of coronavirus infection in hospital No 52 in Moscow, Fergana,news reports citing its sources.

16:22, august 2, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Former President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev brought to Bishkek

Citing the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (GKNB), AKIpress reported on August 2 that former President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev has been brought to Bishkek.

15:08, july 16, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Op-Ed by Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission

“The European Union is a powerful and reliable partner for developing sustainable connectivity in Central Asia and Afghanistan as well as fostering peace and security in the region.

15:25, july 15, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

C5+1 meeting of the US President's Homeland Security Advisor and FMs of C5 states held in Tashkent

The next Central Asia – USA (C5+1) high-level meeting was held today in Tashkent on the sidelines of the International Conference entitled Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity,

10:56, july 13, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asian counties’ policy towards the Taliban changes ’

Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan have reached the borders of Central Asia and there is a familiar sense of urgency in the three countries in the region with an Afghan frontier: Tajikistan,

15:24, july 6, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan lifts ban on wearing hijab in public places

Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan has lifted the ban on wearing hijab and other religious clothing in public places.

11:14, june 29, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan takes firm line against escaping Afghan troops

Eurasianent says the isolated cases of Afghan government troops seeking refuge across the border in neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are now becoming a commonplace occurrence.

11:14, june 25, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan reportedly forces back fleeing Afghan troops

For the second time in a matter of days, dozens of border troops and government-loyal militia in Afghanistan have resorted to seeking refuge in a neighboring nation to the north.

15:05, june 22, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan closes it common border with Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge

Uzbekistan has temporarily suspended the movement of citizens across the Uzbek-Afghan border amid the aggravating epidemic situation in Afghanistan, the Uzbek Health Ministry said on June 22,

11:05, june 16, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan announces third wave of COVID-19

The third wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is observed in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Deputy Health Minister, Zhalaldin Rahmatullayev, told reporters in Bishkek on June 15, according to Fergana news

11:18, june 10, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

An official mouthpiece of Uzbek government launches English version of its website

Yangi O’zbekiston ( New Uzbekistan ) newspaper, which is an official mouthpiece of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, has launched a Tajik version of its website – yuz.uz/tj.

13:41, june 8, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbek top lawmaker calls for deporting the LGBT community en masse

Eurasianet says the head of one of Uzbekistan’s leading political parties has suggested depriving gays, lesbians and transgender people of citizenship and deporting them as a way of ending

10:07, may 26, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Some Kyrgyz parliamentarians propose to give weapons to residents of border areas

Kloop.

11:41, may 25, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Two Kyrgyz women detained for public call for getting rid of the citizens of Tajikistan

Two Kyrgyz young women have been detained on suspicion of making public call for getting rid of the citizens of Tajikistan.

14:34, may 7, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz president orders to modernize Golovnoy water intake

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has ordered to modernize the Golovnoy water intake on the border with Tajikistan, in the area of which an armed conflict took place at the end of April, TASS

11:53, may 3, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Facilities destroyed in Kyrgyz territory during the latest border clashes will be restored at the expense of the government

Kyrgyz authorities have announced that all residential building as well as social and economic facilities destroyed in Kyrgyz territory during the April 28-29 clashes will be restored at the expense

16:26, april 28, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

80 percent of Central Asian irrigation is used in products exported to China, says Chinese researchers

Central Asia is one of the most water-stressed places on the planet.

17:39, april 22, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

How Vorukh became an "enclave". The history of the Tajik-Kyrgyz conflict

About the maps, documents, negotiations and accidents, which consequently made Vorukh an "enclave".

13:45, april 19, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asia seeks international investors to develop its vast green energy potential

Central Asia’s vast green energy potential is beginning to attract international investors. Hydropower is the dominant renewable source in Central Asia.

11:34, april 15, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Thaw and frost across Central Asia’s borders

Eurasianet says the last few weeks have seen an unusually intense flurry of diplomacy intended to address long-standing frontier disagreements.

16:20, april 8, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Protests break out in Bishkek after murder of kidnapped woman in Kyrgyzstan

Media reports say hundreds of people rallied in front of Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry in Bishkek today to demand the resignation of its leadership for what they called police inaction over

10:16, march 29, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Almaty authorities extend quarantine until April 12 and ban congregational prayer services

Almaty authorities have extended quarantine restrictions that have been in effect in the city since March 21 until April 12, says a resolution released by the Almaty chief sanitary inspector

10:59, march 12, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan sign 22 cooperation documents

Kyrgyz media reports say a state visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to Uzbekistan resulted in signing in a number of cooperation documents.

11:05, february 22, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz villagers losing patience with state's failure to resolve border problems with Tajikistan

Fresh from medical treatment in Germany, Kyrgyz national security head Kamchybek Tashiyev urgently flew from Bishkek to the southern Batken region on February 18 to deal with people's growing

11:29, february 17, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan’s gold and currency reserves decrease by US$700 million

As of February 1, 2021, Uzbekistan’s gold and currency reserves amounted to 34.319 billion U.S. dollars, which is 700 million U.S. dollars fewer than of January 1, 2021, spot.

11:26, february 15, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

China’s BRI can exacerbate Central Asia’s water tensions, says a new paper

Melinda Davies of the University of Queensland and Nathanial Matthews of King’s College London write in the International Journal of Water Resources Development that water is “possibly

10:29, february 12, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkmenistan president appoints his son deputy prime minister

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has appointed his 39-year-old son Serdar Berdimuhamedov as Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber of the country,

11:21, january 19, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan to buy 100,000 doses of Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine

Uzbekistan plans to purchase 100,000 doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Uzbekistan’s health ministry said in a statement on January 18.

11:22, january 13, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asia

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to provide their territories to transit evacuees from Afghanistan

The U.S.

Uzbekistan grand mufti Usmonkhon Alimov reportedly dies from COVID-19

Uzbekistan grand mufti Usmonkhon Alimov died on August 15 aged 71 due to the effects of coronavirus infection in hospital No 52 in Moscow, Fergana,news reports citing its sources.

Former President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev brought to Bishkek

Citing the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (GKNB), AKIpress reported on August 2 that former President of Kyrgyzstan Askar Akayev has been brought to Bishkek.

Op-Ed by Josep Borrell, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission

“The European Union is a powerful and reliable partner for developing sustainable connectivity in Central Asia and Afghanistan as well as fostering peace and security in the region.

C5+1 meeting of the US President's Homeland Security Advisor and FMs of C5 states held in Tashkent

The next Central Asia – USA (C5+1) high-level meeting was held today in Tashkent on the sidelines of the International Conference entitled Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity,

Central Asian counties’ policy towards the Taliban changes ’

Taliban fighters in northern Afghanistan have reached the borders of Central Asia and there is a familiar sense of urgency in the three countries in the region with an Afghan frontier: Tajikistan,

Uzbekistan lifts ban on wearing hijab in public places

Uzbek media reports say Uzbekistan has lifted the ban on wearing hijab and other religious clothing in public places.

Uzbekistan takes firm line against escaping Afghan troops

Eurasianent says the isolated cases of Afghan government troops seeking refuge across the border in neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are now becoming a commonplace occurrence.

Uzbekistan reportedly forces back fleeing Afghan troops

For the second time in a matter of days, dozens of border troops and government-loyal militia in Afghanistan have resorted to seeking refuge in a neighboring nation to the north.

Uzbekistan closes it common border with Afghanistan amid COVID-19 surge

Uzbekistan has temporarily suspended the movement of citizens across the Uzbek-Afghan border amid the aggravating epidemic situation in Afghanistan, the Uzbek Health Ministry said on June 22,

Kyrgyzstan announces third wave of COVID-19

The third wave of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is observed in Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Deputy Health Minister, Zhalaldin Rahmatullayev, told reporters in Bishkek on June 15, according to Fergana news

An official mouthpiece of Uzbek government launches English version of its website

Yangi O’zbekiston ( New Uzbekistan ) newspaper, which is an official mouthpiece of the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, has launched a Tajik version of its website – yuz.uz/tj.

Uzbek top lawmaker calls for deporting the LGBT community en masse

Eurasianet says the head of one of Uzbekistan’s leading political parties has suggested depriving gays, lesbians and transgender people of citizenship and deporting them as a way of ending

Some Kyrgyz parliamentarians propose to give weapons to residents of border areas

Kloop.

Two Kyrgyz women detained for public call for getting rid of the citizens of Tajikistan

Two Kyrgyz young women have been detained on suspicion of making public call for getting rid of the citizens of Tajikistan.

Kyrgyz president orders to modernize Golovnoy water intake

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has ordered to modernize the Golovnoy water intake on the border with Tajikistan, in the area of ​​which an armed conflict took place at the end of April, TASS

Facilities destroyed in Kyrgyz territory during the latest border clashes will be restored at the expense of the government

Kyrgyz authorities have announced that all residential building as well as social and economic facilities destroyed in Kyrgyz territory during the April 28-29 clashes will be restored at the expense

80 percent of Central Asian irrigation is used in products exported to China, says Chinese researchers

Central Asia is one of the most water-stressed places on the planet.

How Vorukh became an "enclave". The history of the Tajik-Kyrgyz conflict

About the maps, documents, negotiations and accidents, which consequently made Vorukh an "enclave".

Central Asia seeks international investors to develop its vast green energy potential

Central Asia’s vast green energy potential is beginning to attract international investors. Hydropower is the dominant renewable source in Central Asia.

Thaw and frost across Central Asia’s borders

Eurasianet says the last few weeks have seen an unusually intense flurry of diplomacy intended to address long-standing frontier disagreements.

Protests break out in Bishkek after murder of kidnapped woman in Kyrgyzstan

Media reports say hundreds of people rallied in front of Kyrgyzstan’s Interior Ministry in Bishkek today to demand the resignation of its leadership for what they called police inaction over

Almaty authorities extend quarantine until April 12 and ban congregational prayer services

Almaty authorities have extended quarantine restrictions that have been in effect in the city since March 21 until April 12, says a resolution released by the Almaty chief sanitary inspector

Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan sign 22 cooperation documents

Kyrgyz media reports say a state visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to Uzbekistan resulted in signing in a number of cooperation documents.

Kyrgyz villagers losing patience with state's failure to resolve border problems with Tajikistan

Fresh from medical treatment in Germany, Kyrgyz national security head Kamchybek Tashiyev urgently flew from Bishkek to the southern Batken region on February 18 to deal with people's growing

Uzbekistan’s gold and currency reserves decrease by US$700 million

As of February 1, 2021, Uzbekistan’s gold and currency reserves amounted to 34.319 billion U.S. dollars, which is 700 million U.S. dollars fewer than of January 1, 2021, spot.

China’s BRI can exacerbate Central Asia’s water tensions, says a new paper

Melinda Davies of the University of Queensland and Nathanial Matthews of King’s College London write in the International Journal of Water Resources Development that water is “possibly

Turkmenistan president appoints his son deputy prime minister

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has appointed his 39-year-old son Serdar Berdimuhamedov as Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Supreme Control Chamber of the country,

Uzbekistan to buy 100,000 doses of Pfizer, BioNTech vaccine

Uzbekistan plans to purchase 100,000 doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Uzbekistan’s health ministry said in a statement on January 18.

185 newborns reportedly sold in Uzbekistan over a four-year period

Eurasianet says authorities in Uzbekistan have revealed that they recorded 185 cases of babies being bought and sold between 2017 and 2020.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has ordered to modernize the Golovnoy water intake on the border with Tajikistan, in the area of which an armed conflict took place at the end of April, TASS