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

The rise of the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K, or ISKP) militant and terrorist group in Afghanistan and the ...

He reiterated Uzbekistan’s readiness to strengthen cooperation in key sectors and stressed that Afghanistan must serve as a strategic link between Central and South Asia.

In a move that could reshape regional geopolitics, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan have signed a framework agreement for a Joint Feasibility Study on the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) ...

The implications of this move extend far beyond symbolism. By recognizing the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate government, Russia has shifted from informal dealings to formal state-to-state ...

Afghanistan and Central Asia share geographic, demographic, ... Following the 2001 NATO/U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, bilateral relations changed and a new dynamic emerged.

After 20 years of the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan, Central Asia is increasingly connected to the Islamic Emirate and is building the foundation for sustained economic growth.

After 20 years, the Taliban recaptured most of Afghanistan when the U.S. and international withdrawal precipitated a collapse of the Afghan government and security forces. The five Central Asian ...

In his reflection, Gusseinov notes that across the vast expanse of Greater Eurasia, the Central Asian countries and Mongolia ...

When the U.S. departed Afghanistan, it took its money with it. Fortunately, leaders from Central Asia and South Asia — Uzbekistan and Pakistan — had already planned to connect the regions to ...

China-Central Asian Relations Reversing Course? ... Central Asia’s border with Afghanistan spans more than 2,000 kilometers and, as long as Afghanistan is at war, ...

These are certainly tense times for security officials in Central Asia. Barely halfway through this spring, the violence in northern Afghanistan, in provinces just across the border from Central Asia, ...