Ethnic Kazakhs in Afghanistan struggle to resettle in their increasingly unstable homeland
Amid attempts to allow ethnic Kazakhs to leave Afghanistan, Kazakhstan claims there are approximately 200 members of the community remaining,…
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Islamic observance booms in Uzbekistan after oppressive restrictions lifted
Uzbekistan’s president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, has lifted restrictions on Islamic practices, sparking dramatic changes in the dictatorial Central Asian state. The…
Russia moves to defuse border tensions between Tajikistan and Taliban regime in Afghanistan
Russia has tried to reduce tensions between Tajikistan and Afghanistan amid reports of troops deployments along the border. Tajikistan’s President…
EU condemns Belarusian use of migrants as Poland imposes state of emergency
The European Union’s foreign affairs commissioner Josep Borrell has condemned Belarus and backed Poland, Lithuania and Latvia following a surge…
Poland’s anti-migrant government refuses to allow Afghan migrants to leave border zone
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused Poland of hypocrisy over the 32 Afghans trapped for over three weeks at the…
Russian troops on Turkmen-Afghan border: claim
Russian troops have allegedly been stationed in Turkmenistan along the Afghan border in the southern part of Turkmenistan’s eastern Lebap…
Confusion surrounds Tajikistan terror attack
At least 17 people died last week after suspected Islamic State militants attacked a checkpoint on the Tajik border with…
Russia rewrites Afghan humiliation as triumph
Russia has held a rock concert to make 30 years since the end of the Afghan war as part of…
German army translator held on Iran spying charge
Prosecutors say a German-Afghan citizen who worked for the German military as a translator has been detained on suspicion of…
Jewish leader advises against wearing skullcap
The leader of Germany’s Jewish community has advised Jews not to wear their traditional skullcaps after several anti-Semitic attacks. Josef…
German military faces ‘big gaps’
Germany’s military is being pushed beyond its limits amid greater international commitments but stagnant investment, according to a report. “The…
German medics oppose migrant age checks
German politicians are calling for tougher age checks on young migrants after questions over the age of an Afghan asylum-seeker…
Germany builds Moroccan youth centres
Germany has started constructing two youth centres in northern Morocco to house “street children” and young Moroccans who have been…
Russia dismisses Taliban-funding claim
Former Taliban fighters surrender their arms. The Kremlin has denied a Nato general’s claims that Russia may be funding the…
Germany’s sees first attack by migrant
The attack will put further pressure on Germany’s migrant policy. Source: YouTube The German authorities have opened an investigation into…