Another project designed to draw Afghans closer to Central Asia is the AIRITOMFree Zone in Termez, which opened last year and ...

Efforts by Central Asian states to engage with Afghanistan are getting a boost from the United Nations. A recently adopted UN ...

Contrary to popular perception, Central Asia is not likely to see an immediate explosion of violence and militancy after the U.S. and NATO drawdown from Afghanistan in 2014. However, Central Asia ...

Central Asia is actively engaging Afghanistan on several fronts, but it will take discipline to realize those plans.

Trade between Afghanistan and its neighbors, including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan, is growing rapidly, with projects like the TAPI Gas Pipeline and Trans-Afghan Corridor.

To Avert Disaster in Afghanistan, Look to Central Asia A coming infrastructure conference could lay the groundwork for a new strategy in the region.

When the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan 25 years ago, almost everyone was against it. But Afghanistan's northerly neighbors in Central Asia have taken a different attitude toward the militant ...

But for Frederick Starr, chairman of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, known for advocating closer ties with the region, Afghanistan is “utterly ignored right now.” ...

The Israel-Iran conflict has shown that Central Asia’s bid for strategic autonomy is deeply fragile. In a world of unraveling ...

Numerous radicalized youth and battle hardened terrorists from Central Asia have now joined ISIS and are fighting Afghan National Security Forces in Afghanistan.

A more integrated and cohesive Central Asia that includes Afghanistan will do more than anything else in sight to render it stable and predictable. It warrants strong support from Washington.