Central Asia

The upcoming Disney film is already a cultural battleground. But China’s most famous heroine thrives in many tellings.

Despite optimistic signs from U.S.-led peace talks in Qatar, Afghanistan’s future looks bleak.

Nazarbayev’s successor has an impressive foreign profile but a raft of domestic problems.

The nominal resignation of a longtime autocrat has sparked new hopes.

The war is not yet over and its outcome is not yet certain.

The long-time autocrat's shock resignation kicks off an opaque succession process.

Kazakh case draws attention to plight of hundreds of thousands detained in Xinjiang

Long-needed reforms are changing what was once a grim autocracy. Washington can help.

The Islamic State has ramped up its Russian-language recruitment.

In Kyrgyzstan’s Fergana Valley, ethnic strife, corruption, and poverty collide in the country’s ongoing fight against extremism.

At least Donald Trump isn’t acting like this … yet.

A new report from Human Rights Watch and Uzbek activists alleges the continued use of forced and child labor in harvesting the Central Asian country’s cotton crop.

The Central Asian country built a futuristic city to host the World's Fair and polish its own brand. One small problem: it forgot to invite guests.

The Stanley McChrystal — and the war in Afghanistan — I knew is not at all like what you’ll see on Netflix.

And four other questions the President's team needs to answer before expanding America’s longest war.

Important details begin to emerge about the 22-year-old suicide bomber.

Moscow has had a monopoly on Russian-language media — until now.

A make-or-break moment for a troubled economy.

The Trump administration’s narrow focus on fighting the Islamic State could see human rights take a back seat as Washington embraces unsavory allies.

For the first time in 25 years, Uzbekistan has a new president -- and he's left fixing a host of economic and political problems.