Central Asia

After the Great Lockdown will come the next Great Migration.

Centcom will be flying blind for years in Afghanistan—and likely missing terrorists while killing innocents, experts say.

A U.N. peacekeeping mission could help avert civil war.

The extremist group seeks to destabilize South and Central Asia.

After 20 years of building up Afghanistan, can the United States really cut the country off now?

After the deadly Kabul attack, the CIA pins its hopes on an unconventional counterterrorism strategy.

The U.S. president’s refusal to acknowledge error has dismayed supporters and European allies.

Russia signals an openness to working with the Taliban.

The president is taking flak from all sides, but the timing of the Taliban takeover could minimize the political damage.

The United States is banking on Islamabad to broker successful peace talks with the Taliban. That’s not likely to happen.

Beijing has its eyes set on using Afghanistan as a strategic corridor once U.S. troops are out of the way.

Since the war began, America has had one lens for Central Asia. What happens now?

A vibrant society is under threat from the authoritarian government.

How the self-styled “Asian Geneva” successfully navigated among Russia, China, and the West—at least for now.

After years of state oppression, many Uzbeks are finding stricter interpretations of Islam on the internet. Some experts say it could have radical consequences.

Almost 500 extremist channels on Telegram, VKontakte, and other networks spread propaganda and vie for recruits. Most of them have ties to the Islamic State.

Members of the criminal underworld have long turned to politics to avoid prosecution. Ousting one set of corrupt leaders in favor of another won’t end the country’s crisis.

Pence and Harris talked about international politics at the debate, but their performances will leave voters asking if they would be ready to act as commander in chief.