Another project designed to draw Afghans closer to Central Asia is the AIRITOMFree Zone in Termez, which opened last year and ...

Efforts by Central Asian states to engage with Afghanistan are getting a boost from the United Nations. A recently adopted UN ...

First and foremost, Central Asia is linked to Afghanistan geographically; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan share borders with Afghanistan that collectively span more than 2,000 kilometers ...

What problems does Central Asia face when most of the foreign troops pull out of Afghanistan at the end of this year, and what is happening now along the Central Asian-Afghanistan border that is ...

FILE - Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint in Kunduz city, northern Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2021. As the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in a swift power grab, thousands of Afghans have ...

Central Asia and Afghanistan are the “in between” states and must hang together, as the man said, so they can deal successfully with the regional hegemons, Russia, China, ...

Trade between Afghanistan and its neighbors, including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, is growing rapidly, with projects like the TAPI Gas Pipeline and Trans-Afghan Corridor.

FILE - U.S. officials meet with Kazakh professionals promoting women’s economic empowerment in Central Asia, including Afghanistan, July 27, 2023. (U.S. State Department) ...

The Israel-Iran conflict has shown that Central Asia’s bid for strategic autonomy is deeply fragile. In a world of unraveling ...

As the U.S. continues its troop withdrawal from Afghanistan ahead of President Biden’s Sept. 11 deadline, the Taliban is rapidly advancing around the country. Image: Reuters American forces have ...

But Afghanistan's northerly neighbors in Central Asia have taken a different attitude toward the militant group this time in crafting a relationship. When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan ...

What problems does Central Asia face when most of the foreign troops pull out of Afghanistan at the end of this year, and what is happening now along the Central Asian-Afghanistan border that is ...