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Central Asia drug trade
![High on the Silk Road: Heroin Bust in Bulgaria Implicates Kyrgyzstan High on the Silk Road: Heroin Bust in Bulgaria Implicates Kyrgyzstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-08-13-145843.jpg)
High on the Silk Road: Heroin Bust in Bulgaria Implicates Kyrgyzstan
By Catherine Putz
Cargo reportedly originating in Kyrgyzstan was found to be concealing nearly 1,000 pounds of heroin when examined in a Bulgarian port.
![On the Edge at the Roof of Eurasia: Counternarcotics’ Tajikistan Problem On the Edge at the Roof of Eurasia: Counternarcotics’ Tajikistan Problem](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap-070827017073.jpg)
On the Edge at the Roof of Eurasia: Counternarcotics’ Tajikistan Problem
By Ian Wallace
Militarized counternarcotics assistance to Tajikistan is akin to throwing money into a blazing fire.
![A Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia A Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-25_15-07-26.jpg)
A Trafficking-Terrorism Nexus in Central Asia
By Mariya Y. Omelicheva and Lawrence Markowitz
"The nexus is a 21st century challenge for Central Asia that requires concerted national and international efforts."
![2 Killed in Skirmish on Tajik-Afghan Border 2 Killed in Skirmish on Tajik-Afghan Border](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-15_18-32-23.jpg)
2 Killed in Skirmish on Tajik-Afghan Border
By Catherine Putz
The question remains: Terrorists or drug smugglers?
![Kyrgyzstan’s Risky Open Borders Experiment Kyrgyzstan’s Risky Open Borders Experiment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-11_07-51-10.jpg)
Kyrgyzstan’s Risky Open Borders Experiment
By Samuel Ramani
Plans by the country to open its borders to other EEU members could bring some nasty side effects.
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