Central Asia

09:59, november 13, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Roundtable to discuss management of Central Asian water resources held in Kazakhstan

DUSHANBE, November 13, 2015, Asia-Plus -- A roundtable entitled “Advancing Regional Dialogue on the efficient application of International Law in the management of Water Resources as a Factor for

14:53, november 12, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Terrorists from Afghanistan may engulf Central Asia, says Kyrgyz chief prosecutor

DUSHANBE, November 12, 2015, Asia-Plus - Central Asia is threatened with a terrorist spillover from neighboring Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Prosecutor-General, Ms.

16:18, november 2, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

New U.S. assistance programs in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, November 2, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The U.S.

10:41, october 26, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Japan’s PM pledges ¥12 billion to Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, October 26, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Japan Time reports that Japan yesterday pledged ¥12.

11:06, october 16, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Germany to shut its air base in Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, October 16, 2015, Asia-Plus – According to Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service, Germany says it will close its air base in Uzbekistan, shutting the last Western military installation there.

13:39, october 14, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbeks unpick cotton to please no-show PM

DUSHANBE, October 14, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service reports that farmers in Uzbekistan''s eastern Ferghana region say they were ordered to glue white tufts of cotton back onto

14:25, october 6, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan resigns itself to a place in Moscow’s orbit

DUSHANBE, October 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports that with the ballot counting all but over in Kyrgyzstan''s parliamentary vote, the results drive home the extent to which

10:05, october 1, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan reportedly faces growing internal and external security challenges

DUSHANBE, October, 2015, Asia-Plus – The International Crisis Group reports that Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia’s only even nominal parliamentary democracy, faces growing internal and external security

11:18, september 28, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

U.S. creates new format of dialogue with Central Asia

DUSHANBE, September 28, 2015, Asia-Plus -- US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with the five Central Asian Foreign Ministers: Kazakhstan Foreign Minister Erlan Idrisov, Kyrgyzstan Foreign

09:49, september 21, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asia battered by currency turmoil

DUSHANBE, September 21, 2015, Asia-Plus – Eurasianet.

14:53, september 18, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

UNECE signs United Nations Development Assistance Framework with Uzbekistan for 2016-2020

DUSHANBE, September 18, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) will strengthen its support to Uzbekistan’s development efforts through the implementation of a

10:32, september 11, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Tajik Deputy PM participate in Berlin conference on water and good neighborly relations in CA

DUSHANBE, September 11, 2015, Asia-Plus – Tajik deputy Prime Minister, Azim Ibrohim, took part in the conference on ware and good neighborly relations in Central Asia (CA) that took place in Berlin

15:54, july 22, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan terminates cooperation agreement with the United States

DUSHANBE, July 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan on July 21 formally terminated a 1993 agreement on cooperation with the United States. The agreement will be rescinded as of August 20, 2015.

12:51, july 20, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

25 reportedly killed in gold mine blast in Uzbekistan

DUSHANBE, July 20, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service reported on July 17 that a dispute among rival outlaw gold miners in Uzbekistan has ended with the death of around 25 people in a blast

16:21, june 23, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Summer School on Impact Evaluation Methods in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, June 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), the Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (IPPA UCA),

16:44, june 12, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

EU plans to push Central Asian States harder on human rights

DUSHANBE, June 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Radio Liberty reports the European Union plans to step up efforts to address "serious challenges to human rights" in Central Asia.

10:19, may 22, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Closer to home, IMU may renew original goals

DUSHANBE, May 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) found sanctuary in Pakistan’s tribal areas for more than a decade but now many have left and are looking

10:18, may 22, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Closer to home, IMU may renew original goals

DUSHANBE, May 22, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Militants of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) found sanctuary in Pakistan’s tribal areas for more than a decade but now many have left and are looking

11:36, april 29, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkmenistan's first satellite put into orbit

DUSHANBE, April 29, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Turkmenistan''s first telecommunications satellite has been put into orbit.

10:28, april 7, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

How an Iran deal may benefit Central Asia

DUSHANBE, April 7, 2015, Asia-Plus -- For decades, in any discussion about recreating the ancient Silk Road, the route through Iran has always been off limits.

16:15, april 1, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

US official touts ‘patient’ approach to human rights in Central Asia

DUSHANBE, April 1, 2015, Asia-Plus – On March 31, the Brookings Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development programs hosted Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken for a public address on

16:16, march 25, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

U.S. reassesses Central Asia strategy

DUSHANBE, March 25, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty reports the United States has finalized a review of its strategy for Central Asia.

10:56, march 17, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Four said killed by police in violence near Afghan-Turkmen border

DUSHANBE, March 17, 2015, Asia-Plus – Radio Liberty cited a local leader in an ethnic Turkmen village near Afghanistan''s border with Turkmenistan as saying that police killed at least four people

14:20, march 12, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asians arrested in Russia for attempt to sell newborn child

DUSHANBE, March 12, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Police in a Moscow suburb have arrested two men from Central Asia for attempting to sell a newborn girl, Radio Liberty reports.

10:26, march 10, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Almaty hosts ESCAP regional meeting to discuss trade of CA nations with Afghanistan

DUSHANBE, March 10, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), a regional meeting to discuss perspectives of trade and

11:35, february 6, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

ISIL militants reportedly raise flag on Afghan-Turkmen border

DUSHANBE, February 6, 2015, Asia-Plus – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants have reportedly begun massing in Afghan areas bordering Turkmenistan.

10:59, january 29, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Isil militants test Central Asia’s borders for strength

DUSHANBE, January 29, 2015, Asia-Plus – Black flags of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isil) have appeared at Afghanistan’s border with Turkmenistan, Russia’s Nezavisimaya Gazeta

13:54, january 23, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan gets 328 military vehicles from the United States

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United States is donating 328 armored vehicles to Uzbekistan''s military.

13:51, january 23, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan gets 328 military vehicles from the United States

DUSHANBE, January 23, 2015, Asia-Plus -- The United States is donating 328 armored vehicles to Uzbekistan''s military.

17:01, january 17, 2015

CENTRAL ASIA

One Kyrgyz border guard reported killed, two wounded

DUSHANBE, January 17, 2015, Asia-Plus -- Kyrgyzstan State Border Guard Service has reported one of its guards was killed and two wounded in an attack on a border post near the frontier with