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Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan (right) with his Kazak counterpart Nursultan Nazarbaev at the Astana summit, May 29, 2014. (Photo: Armenian president's website)

Armenian president Serzh Sargsyan (right) with his Kazak counterpart Nursultan Nazarbaev at the Astana summit, May 29, 2014. (Photo: Armenian president's website)

Kyrgyzstan Gets Soft Terms for Customs Union Entry

Russian support for an assistance package clinches a deal that both governments see as benefiting them.

6 Jun 14

Economic Union Challenges Kazak Foreign Policy

Now it's committed to Moscow's regional project, Kazakstan may find it hard to maintain other relationships.

5 Jun 14

Banking Problems Disrupt Tajik Migrant Money

30 May 14

Khorog is the administrative centre of Badakhshan, a high-altitude region in southeast Tajikistan. (Photo: Zack Knowles/Wikimedia Commons)

Khorog is the administrative centre of Badakhshan, a high-altitude region in southeast Tajikistan. (Photo: Zack Knowles/Wikimedia Commons)

Unrest Subsides in Southeast Tajikistan

Protests follow police shootout with local man suspected of drug trafficking.

30 May 14

Tajiks Worry as Ukraine Burns

23 May 14

Islamic Dress as Bar to Female Education in Tajikistan

Government seems to equate headscarves with security threats posed by militant groups.

19 May 14

Kazakstan "Hitler" Magazine Editor Says He's Victim of Moscow Pressure

Outcry led by Russian media turned debate into a political issue.

16 May 14

Teenage Marriage Persists in Tajikistan

Despite law change, underage girls are still being married off in rural communities.

14 May 14

Transgender in Tajikistan

Gender reassignment surgery is a rarity, and social prejudice deters transgender people from going public.

12 May 14

Sports, Politics and Private Property in Tajikistan

9 May 14

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