Tajikistan
Central Asia faces COVID-19 surge and resurgence risks
States with carefully designed restrictions experience a sudden rise in infections the moment they relax them
Central AsiaTajikistan and Turkmenistan may pay for virus inaction
Tajikistan acknowledged the onset of COVID-19 later than its neighbours, except Turkmenistan, which claims no cases
TajikistanCentral Asian states vary from virus action to denial
Three governments took fairly prompt action, a fourth hesitated and the fifth, Turkmenistan, denies having any cases
Central AsiaTajik power so centralised that polls do not matter
The governing party has won another parliamentary election, but it is of little relevance
TajikistanJoint energy plants to cement better Uzbek-Tajik ties
Tajikistan plans to build power stations specifically designed to help its larger neighbour.
UzbekistanCentral Asia shows signs of wanting its own bloc
As Central Asian leaders held a rare meeting, Kazakhstan was represented by its former president, not the current one
Central AsiaProspects for Central Asia in 2020
The top political events next year are a presidential election in Tajikistan and parliamentary polls in Kyrgyzstan
Central AsiaIslamic State suffers Afghan reverse but not defeat
Kabul is claiming a major, if still incomplete, victory over the seemingly immovable Islamic State (IS) guerrilla force
Afghanistan
