Central Asia

China’s Xi hails ‘new era’ of ties with Central Asia

Uzbekistan passes constitutional reform that extends president's tenure

Uzbeks vote on constitutional changes that extend president's time in power

Macron receives his Kazakh counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokaïev, at the Élysée
Afghanistan

Inside Afghanistan's secret schools, where girls defy the Taliban
CRISIS IN KAZAKHSTAN

Russian intervention in Kazakhstan risks ‘destabilising' ethnic divides