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Central Asia in Focus: October 4, 2022

Kazakhstan urged to vote for UN discussion on China’s abuses, a good time for Kyrgyz-Uzbek cooperation, and more.

Ulfathonim Mamadshoeva (L) and Kholbash Kholbashov (R)

Central Asia in Focus: September 27, 2022

Tajik Courts Convicting GBAO Residents, Rest in Peace Robin Ord-Smith, Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election, and more.

A vast crowd of Kyrgyz men stand in front of a government building to volunteer their services at the Tajik-Kyrgyz border.

Central Asia in Focus: September 20, 2022

For a second straight year war broke out along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border on September 16.

Three women hold posters protesting the death of Aizada Kanatbekova.

Central Asia in Focus: September 13, 2022

On April 5, 2021, Aizada Kanatbekova was kidnapped by six men in the middle of the day in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek.

A meeting of the presidents of Azerbaijan, who all sit on the left side of a long table, and Kazakhstan, who all sit on the right.

Central Asia in Focus: September 7, 2022

Kazakhstan has been having problems lately shipping its goods through Russia to Europe, so Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev ordered his government to find alternatives.

A teacher hands out papers to students in a Bishkek classroom.

Central Asia in Focus: August 30, 2022

Cheers for Mayor Kanbolot Tutuev of Naryn, a city in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, for providing an incentive for teachers.

A green armored vehicle that resembles a cross between a car and a tank.

Central Asia in Focus: August 23, 2022

Elite troops from Kyrgyzstan’s security service detained Zhurat Abdullaev, the co-owner of Umut and Co.

Foreign Ministers of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan in Tashkent sit at a long table, each group sitting only on one side.

Central Asia in Focus: August 16, 2022

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban seized Kabul and returned to power in Afghanistan.

Joint drill of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan forces named "Commonwealth-2022" started in Termez on August 4, 2022, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Uzbekistan reported. Photo: Uzbek Defense Ministry.

Central Asia in Focus: August 9, 2022

Tajik and Uzbek soldiers started military exercises at Uzbekistan’s Termez training grounds on August 4, leaving me with a lot to unpack.

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