Tajikistan
Efforts to deploy US counterterrorism forces in Uzbekistan may not be over
Tashkent holds firmly to ‘No’ but Putin underlines difficulty of Afghanistan situation by saying intelligence indicates 2,000 Islamic State members may be present in north of country alone.
Reports warn Tajik militant group in Afghanistan may be poised to attack Tajikistan
Russian media say group may be beyond Taliban’s control. Moscow says Russia stands ready to protect its ally from any incursion.
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Kremlin responds to opposing troops building up on Tajikistan-Afghanistan border
It meanwhile emerges that US is in talks on using Central Asian bases for over-the-horizon counter-terrorism operations in Taliban-controlled nation.
Taliban and Tajikistan engage in sabre-rattling
Dushanbe has irked the Taliban by offering a haven to its foes.
bneGREEN: Hydro capacity needs to double to meet green goals
Global hydro capacity needs to double by 2050 if water-based power is to make a meaningful contribution in the race to net zero, IRENA director-general Francesco La Camera has warned
Tajikistan ‘receives reports of Taliban allies making plans for incursion’
Neighbouring country to Afghanistan thought to be hosting resistance leaders who may be seeking to regroup.
SCO leaders tell West to bite bullet and hand billions to Taliban
With Afghanistan on brink of humanitarian and economic hell, it might be that only access to capital frozen abroad can stop the country becoming an incurable narco-state that is a hive of terrorism.
Iran cements ties with East as it becomes full member of SCO
“The world has entered a new era,” says Iranian president. “Hegemony and unilateralism are failing. The international balance is moving toward multilateralism and redistribution of power to the benefit of independent countries.”
Memoir | 9/11 shifted the world. In Central Asia, diplomatic frenzy ensued
Behind the scenes with an American negotiator who helped forge a radical new level of US engagement in Central Asia after 9/11.
Process to admit Iran into Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ‘set to begin’
Islamic Republic applied to join as far back as 2008 but sanctions have hindered its path. Move to obtain membership may still meet additional obstacles.
Afghans, Iranians in Tehran protest against Pakistani backing for a Taliban Afghanistan
Hundreds descend on Pakistani Embassy. Iranian foreign ministry says reports Islamabad bombed Panjshir Valley resistance forces are under investigation.
Intense fighting in Afghanistan's Panjshir between Taliban and NRF rebel forces
Intense fighting continues in the northern Afghanistan province of Panjshir, where rebel forces are resisting the Taliban takeover.
Unpacking Eurasia’s role in the Afghanistan evacuation
Most of the countries Eurasianet covers were involved in the airlift. Some even contributed troops during the 20-year war.
The crushing weight of China’s debt burden on Eurasia
Emerging European economies were already facing heavy debt burdens before the pandemic. Now it’s worse. Several countries in Eurasia and Emerging Europe are struggling to pay off huge loans they took from China.
Thousands of Afghan refugees ‘crossing largely unpoliced border into Iran every day’
European officials aware that 2015 migrant crisis reshaped global politics quick to offer Afghanistan’s neighbours millions to at least temporarily host people who have fled the Taliban.
Only tough options for Afghans looking to escape north or west
The UNHCR has estimated half a million could attempt to flee Taliban rule by year-end, but Central Asia, Iran and Turkey will prove far from welcoming.
IS suicide bombers kill 60 and injure over hundred in Kabul airport attack
Horrific scenes after suicide bombers detonate devices in crowds thronging entrance to airport.
Perspectives | Taliban’s triumph threatens Beijing’s Eurasia plans
Afghanistan will test China’s vision for itself.
ISTANBUL BLOG: Revisiting jihadism and why it’s ‘next stop, China’
US exit from Afghanistan is brewing up a Salafi storm in which Turkey’s Syria militants could play a role.
Russia moves to take control of Afghan talks after Taliban takeover
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has proposed to restart the “Moscow format” talks with the Taliban.
