‘China is after us’: Uighurs in Pakistan report intimidation
Members of Uighur Muslim community say Islamabad is not fighting for their rights as it keeps close ties with China.
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High Asia
In Central Asia’s forbidding highlands, a quiet newcomer: Chinese troops
By Gerry Shih NEAR SHAYMAK, Tajikistan — Two miles above sea level in the inhospitable highlands of Central Asia, there’s
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Number of people with HIV infection on rise in northern Tajikistan
News Desk The rise in cases of intentional infection of HIV among the people in the Tajikistan’s northern province of
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US-Taliban talks in Pakistan cancelled
ISLAMABAD The Afghan Taliban militant group has called off planned peace talks in Pakistan, saying that most of the members
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Bridge connecting Tajikistan, Afghanistan reopens
HAH Report An important bridge connecting Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Panj River reopened on the request of the Afghan
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AKHS expands healthcare in Afghanistan
HAH Report Kabul: The Aga Khan Health Services (AKHS) has taken over management of health care facilities in the Bamyan
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Video of the Week: The Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment
By Peter Deneen This week’s video digests the sobering findings of the Hindu Kush Himalaya assessment. The montage was published by
Read MoreRussia and Kazakhstan: What’s next?
Askar Nursha, a Kazakh political analyst, speaks about relations between Russia and Kazakhstan which were very warm from the very
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Snow-slides block main highways in Tajikistan
By Shogulkhon Shahboz Heavy snowfall on Tuesday blocked again a main highway that connects Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital city, with Sughd
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Olzhas Suleimenov on Eurasianism, internationalism and the forgotten past
This interview with Olzhas Suleimenov was initially published in 2015 in the book Art-Atmosphere of Alma-Ata, co-authored by Zitta Sultanbayeva and
Read MoreMonth-old leopard cub caught in Mansehra
MANSEHRA The wildlife department has caught a month-old leopard cub in Khalian village. Deputy divisional officer (wildlife) Khursheed Abbasi said
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Climate change threatening millions in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region: report
Over 200 scientists collaborated on a report that forecasts a hot future for the high mountains of Asia. Two-degree temperature
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Collapsing glaciers, invertebrates, and resilient mountains
Maria Dombrov Collapsing Glaciers in The Himalaya–Hindu Kush mountain ranges & the Tibetan Plateau From Nature: “Tibetan communities are dealing with the
Read MoreA ‘Golden Age’ no more? What 2019 will bring for Turkmenistan
The name of the official news site of the government of Turkmenistan expresses what might be the closest thing to
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CPEC and indigenous communities rights
Raheem Sherazi China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), one of the vital segments of One Belt One Road (OBOR), offers a great
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