The Taliban has escalated its crackdown on digital expression by arresting several TikTok influencers for "unlawful" online behavior, raising concerns...
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A major conservation effort in Kyrgyzstan’s Issyk-Kul region is helping revive the endangered goitered gazelle, with support from UNDP and local partn...
Severe funding cuts to UNFPA are putting critical health services for Afghan women and girls at risk, with millions facing reduced access to maternal
Ministers from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan met in Tashkent to coordinate summer water and energy operations, signing a protocol to manage r...
UNICEF Tajikistan has provided 227 CPAP machines and 300 oxygen concentrators to the Ministry of Health to strengthen neonatal care and expand access
Malaysian energy company PETRONAS has teamed up with UAE-based XRG and Turkmenistan’s Hazarnebit and Turkmennebit to sign a new production sharing con...
Agriculture Minister Aidarbek Saparov met with CITIC Construction’s Chairman to discuss a deep grain processing project in Kazakhstan, focusing initia...
A new UNDP-GEF initiative in Turkmenistan aims to transform the construction sector by promoting sustainable design, energy-efficient technologies, an...
Afghanistan has handed over 16 truckloads of Herat white marble to Uzbekistan for the construction of the Imam Bukhari complex in Samarkand.
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov recently chaired a meeting on advancing large-scale chemical and metallurgical projects aimed at building
The United Arab Emirates remains Kazakhstan’s top trade and investment partner in the Gulf, with total investments exceeding $4.3bn.
Uzbekistan has provided agricultural aid to Afghanistan, including selected seeds and food crops, to support food security, rural development, and dee...
Effective immediately, Air Astana has suspended regular flights KC 907/908 and KC 963/964 on the Almaty–Delhi–Almaty route from May 9 to 18, while fli...
Despite a 2.7% GDP growth in 2023-2024—the first increase since 2019—Afghanistan’s fragile recovery struggles to address deepening inequality, subsist...
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan held military parades in Bishkek and Dushanbe to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in World War II, honoring the hundreds...
Kazakhstan’s Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov and the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, recently met...
President Japarov spotlights blockchain and crypto as pillars of Kyrgyzstan’s digital future, unveiling plans for regulation, education, and a nationa...
Kazakhstan and Vietnam have agreed to raise the share of processed products in the agro-industrial complex to 70% over the next three years, as part o...
Kazakhstan is accelerating the development of its chemical and petrochemical industry through 49 ongoing projects, aiming to boost manufacturing, expa...
Foreign ministers from Central Asia and Russia met in Almaty to review progress since the First Central Asia-Russia Summit, highlighting trade growth,...
Pakistan's trade with Afghanistan saw a boost in July–February 2024-25, with exports rising by 84.25% to $592.8mn and imports surging over 230%.
Kyrgyzstan hosted an international conference on climate resilience, culminating in a resolution to strengthen early warning systems with AI, secure s...
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have proposed joint agricultural initiatives to cultivate key crops using modern technologies—aimed at enhancing productivi...
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a bill sponsored by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) aimed at blocking U.S. taxpayer dollars from reaching the Ta...
Air Astana has postponed the launch of its direct flights to the United States until mid-2026 due to delays in receiving its Boeing 787-9 aircraft, im...
Participants engaged in collaborative training sessions, developed cross-border peacebuilding projects, and took part in high-level discussions alongs...
Kazakhstan recorded an 8.7% rise in manufacturing output in early 2025, with strong growth in engineering, food production, and metal products.
On the sidelines of the 14th Annual Abu Dhabi Investment Forum, Deputy Chairman Khojamurad Geldymuradov met with UAE Minister Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyou...
In partnership with the EU, ALIPH announced a call for projects to safeguard cultural heritage across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan...
Around $141mn of this year’s financing will be directed towards large-scale investment projects, while $20mn will support small and medium-sized busin...
Uzbekistan's economy is projected to grow by 6.6% in 2025, with an even stronger 6.7% expansion expected in 2026, driven by continued industrial growt...
The joint anti-terrorist exercises between Russia and Tajikistan, which began on April 7 at the Harb-Maidon training ground, focus on enhancing coordi...
The Taliban has reportedly handed over Bagram air base—Afghanistan’s strategic military site located 11 kilometers southeast of Charikar in Parwan Pro...
Kyrgyzstan is on track to be removed from the EU's aviation blacklist by May 2026, following progress in meeting international safety standards and a
Pakistani authorities have deported 2,811 Afghan refugees through the Torkham border in the past six days, many of whom say they were detained while w...
Kazakhstan will receive 3.7bn cubic meters of water from the Syr Darya River during the 2025 irrigation season under a regional agreement reached with...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), AIIB, and the energy ministries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan have signed an MoU to support a feasibilit...
Spokespersons from the US National Security Council and the State Department have made it clear that there are no discussions or specific plans in pla...
Kazakhstan is increasing localisation in its machine-building sector, as John Deere begins production at the Agromash plant in Kostanay, supported by
Climatologist Erkin Abdulahatov warns that Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal is diverting up to 25% of the Amu Darya’s annual flow, putting growing pressu...