A vibrant digital ecosystem has developed to support Central Asian migrant workers navigating the challenges of living far from home.

As many as 25 inmates may have been killed in an overnight riot at a high-security prison in northern Tajikistan.

A new documentary project filmed in Central Asia seeks both to document and counter violent extremism in the region.

Efforts to transform Central Asia’s urban spaces have long ignored input from local residents; grassroots efforts could change that.

Tajikistan once sought to circumvent Uzbekistan with a railway through Afghanistan to Turkmenistan. But Tajik-Uzbek relations are better now.

With Xu Qiliang making stops in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, China is continuing to boost security relations in the region.

Afghan officials say either a Tajik or Russian plane (or helicopter) conducted an airstrike on the Afghan side of the border.

What can we learn from the recent release of jailed Tajik journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov?

Renewed relations between Uzbekistan and Tajikistan bring long-awaited relief, yet security is a major concern.

Seventeen years after his last official visit, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon visited Tashkent and Samarkand.

So, how does a 10-year-old end up on a list of wanted persons? In Tajikistan, by relation to an exiled dissident.

Dushanbe has essentially called the video reportedly showing the attackers pledging allegiance to the Islamic State a false flag.

How a 4-year-old child became a hostage in Tajikistan’s battles against the exiled opposition.

Catherine Putz joins the podcast to discuss recent developments in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.

Meanwhile, Dushanbe has reflexively accused the IRPT of coordinating the attack.

Two Americans, a Dutch citizen, and a Swiss citizen were killed while cycling in southern Tajikistan.