Tajikistan
Tajik 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
AfghanistanAfghan Islamic State incursion would alarm Tajikistan
The government says a group of 20 men killed or captured in a firefight were Islamic State members from Afghanistan
TajikistanCentral Asian states face high climate change risks
A fragile environment where dry steppes depend on mountain glaciers will be hard hit by rising temperatures
Central AsiaTajik-China wargames are far from Russian interests
Chinese and Tajik troops are practicing counter-insurgency in a remote area where both countries adjoin Afghanistan
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