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New Study Finds Sharp Decline in Amu Darya Flows
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (916+ words) Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Central Asia's water woes continue to grow worse. The water flow in the Amu Darya, one of Central Asia's two great rivers, is slowly but significantly diminishing in Tajikistan, where the river originates. A recently released…...
Kazakhstan Expects to Double Renewable Energy Capacity by 2029
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (457+ words) Kazakhstan expects to fully meet domestic electricity demand by early 2027 and move into a stable power surplus by 2029, partly through a planned doubling of renewable energy capacity, Energy Minister Yerlan Akkenzhenov said at a government meeting. Conventional energy sources still…...
World Bank Approves $100 Million to Improve Primary Education in Uzbekistan
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (246+ words) The World Bank has approved $100 million in concessional financing to help Uzbekistan improve the quality of primary education, strengthen foundational learning skills, and expand school capacity in some of the country's most underserved regions, the bank announced. According to the…...
Kyrgyzstan's Water Compensation Push Tests Central Asian Unity
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (796+ words) The Kyzyl-Suu River near Sary Moghul, Kyrgyzstan, with the Trans-Alai mountains in the background; image: TCA, Stephen M. Bland Water has long tied together the region's upstream and downstream states. The 2021 and 2022 clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border showed how disputes over…...
Kazakhstan's Astana Ballet Stages a Dance of Gold and Steppe Wind
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (481+ words) The Astana Ballet hosted the premiere of Altyn Gul " The Secret of the Golden Tulip, a production that has drawn attention in the art community. In the new performance, archaeology and national mythology meet contemporary choreography in a single stage…...
Turkmenistan Signs Regional Cooperation Treaty, Reaffirm $1 Billion Kazakh Trade Target
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (293+ words) Turkmenistan has signed the'Treaty on Friendship, Good-Neighborliness, and Cooperation for the Development of Central Asia in the 21st Century, completing another step in the five-country regional agreement during Kazakh Foreign Minister Yermek Kosherbayev's official visit to Ashgabat, Kazakhstan's Foreign Ministry said....
Tajikistan Nearly Halves Undernourishment, but Healthy Diets Remain Out of Reach for Many
3+ hour, 56+ min ago (343+ words) Tajikistan has nearly halved its undernourishment rate over the past decade, but food insecurity and access to healthy diets remain major challenges for a significant share of the population, according to a new regional report by the Food and Agriculture…...
Twenty-Five Years Ago, Karimov and Powell Opened a Humanitarian Lifeline. Today, Global Support Wanes
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (427+ words) A quarter-century on, the gateway that has saved millions of Afghans from famine remains open, but the funding that makes it so meaningful is on life support. While Central Asia has stepped up, its increased contributions only partially offset the…...
Chinese Workers Return to Tajik Highway Under Guard After Afghan Border Attacks
5+ hour ago (762+ words) Image: TCA, Stephen M. Bland Chinese engineers and workers have returned to a highway site in eastern Tajikistan under armed protection. Their return restarts work on a road toward China that stopped after two attacks from Afghanistan killed five Chinese nationals…...
Tajikistan Warns of Mudslides as Central Asia Expands Flood Cooperation
14+ hour, 24+ min ago (245+ words) Authorities in Tajikistan say heavy rain could trigger mudslides in parts of the country in the coming days and have warned people to be extremely careful when traveling on roads near mountains and riverbanks. Central Asian governments are increasing cooperation…...