Tajikistan

Rubio arrives in Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots

Samarkand Governor Adiz Boboev welcomes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he arrives at the airport, to participate in the C5+1 Ministerial meeting, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Oct 18.

US goes on the offensive in Central Asia

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads a massive delegation of 200 business leaders to Uzbekistan, where he will take part in a ministerial meeting of five Central Asian countries on Oct 19.

South Korea’s Lee to host Central Asia summit in Seoul next week

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung will host the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on Sept 16.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to the media at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 9, after Russia's World War II Victory Day parade.

News analysis

China is now Central Asia’s top trading partner. Will there be a tug of war with Russia?

A freight train near the railway station of Dostyk at the Kazakh-Chinese border, a key hub for trade between China and Europe through Central Asia.

Reuters story on Tajikistan discussing Russian help to guard its Afghan border is withdrawn

Afghan Taliban vow border cooperation after Tajikistan says attacks killed five Chinese

Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi speaks during a news conference in Kabul Afghanistan September 14, 2021. Picture taken September 14, 2021.REUTERS/Stringer

Tajikistan says five Chinese nationals killed in cross-border attacks from Afghanistan in past week

China says armed attack on Tajik-Afghan border kills three of its nationals

China to boost trade, investment with Tajikistan, Wang says

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

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