The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan sent its foreign minister to Iran on January 8 to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic crisis.
Iran has stepped up efforts to expel Afghan refugees but many return.
Turkmen border guards have skirmished with Taliban fighters along the Afghan border, according to local media reports.
Turkey from the west, China from the east, Russia from the north, and the Islamic world from the south -- what effect do they have on Central Asia today?
Thousands of migrants from war-torn countries including Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq are being temporarily housed in centers in Serbia. Most left home with little more than money, documents, a phone, and some prized personal possessions.
With only 0.5 megabits per second (Mbps), Turkmenistan is the country with the lowest Internet speed in the world.
Iranian officials say around 4,600 children collect recyclable garbage on the streets of Tehran to sell and that the numbers are growing. It's estimated that 95 percent are foreigners and most of them are young Afghans. Many other children work at markets or cleaning cars in the Iranian capital.
In a wide-ranging interview with RFE/RL, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu warned about the consequences of being too close to Beijing, the threat of war with China, and his landmark trip to Europe.
Since the Taliban’s August takeover of the country, Beijing’s attention has increasingly turned toward Afghanistan and its neighbors in Central and South Asia. Unpacking all this and more was the subject of a live Twitter Spaces discussion hosted by RFE/RL China correspondent Reid Standish.
Jan Mersa Mohammad was a small child when his family fled the conflict in Afghanistan, making part of the journey to Europe on foot and by boat. Now 14 and settled in Budapest, Jan feels at home in his new country and dreams of making a career as a professional soccer player.
Tahmina Talash and her husband, Tamim, both worked for civil society organizations in Afghanistan's Takhar Province as the Taliban gained power there. Fearing for their lives amid death threats, they fled to Tajikistan just before Tahmina gave birth to a daughter, Mohanna.
More than 190 countries are showcasing their developments at the coronavirus-delayed Expo in the United Arab Emirates, with the theme of "Connecting Minds, Creating the Future."
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