Central Asia

"The Turkmen authorities have lived up to their reputation by adopting this extreme method for eradicating all information about the coronavirus," Reporters Without Borders' Jeanne Cavelier said.

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was seen riding bicycles and horses, rocking out with instruments, lifting weights, bowling, firing rifles and driving donuts around the Gates of Hell.

The police found three laboratories producing forged documents, seals and stamps to help people cross borders illegally.

Insurgents for the group overran three checkpoints in night raids on Tuesday.

Kazakhstan was one of the last countries to keep the controversial alphabet ordered by Russia.

But the total number of civilian casualties actually decreased in 2017, the U.N. said.

The teenager persuaded call handlers at an internet company that he was John Brennan.

Iran said ISIS will next focus on Central Asia, but it still has sway in parts of the Caucasus, the Gulf, North and sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of our comrade," Gen. John Nicholson said.

Coleman and her husband were captured by the Haqqani network almost five years ago.

The Defense Secretary had already left the airport in the Afghan capital.

The leaflets showed dogs, which are considered unclean in Islam, holding a Taliban flag.

The family of Bibihal Uzbeki, who is severely disabled, has appealed the rejection.

The militant group says it killed 20 troops, but the coalition says landing was only for maintenance issues.

Trump's "clear definition" of victory in Afghanistan reflects U.S. strategy since the beginning of the 2001 conflict.

Trump has announced plans to escalate the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan.

The jihadi group promised to step up its insurgency against U.S. forces.

The groups killed dozens of civilians and militiamen in northern Afghanistan.

The report was highly critical of two contractors and followed recent embarrassment over spending on the wrong type of camouflage.

Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov is a man of many talents, if his state-run media is to be believed.

The latest meme shows him in traditional garb in Kazakhstan.

The St. Petersburg and Sweden attacks are two of the latest with suspects from Central Asia.

President Nazarbayev announced plans to change the Kazakh alphabet from Cyrillic to Latin.

Elite forces freed 32 people imprisoned by the extremist group in Helmand province.

The attackers were reportedly wearing white doctors' coats.

Air pollution levels in the capital city are five times higher than in Beijing—and things are getting worse.

Could Russia benefit from U.S. attention waning or will China step in?

After changes to the constitution in 2016 Berdymukhamedov could rule indefinitely.

The new constitution contains at least 60 differences from the old text.

After less than a year in office Mirziyoyev has called for dropping entry and exit visas.