Some 1,500 troops have been sent from a vast Russian military base in Tajikistan to Ukraine, multiple sources told RFE/RL, where the Russian Army is said to have suffered enormous casualties in its unprovoked war. rferl.org/a/russia-troop…

Uzbekistan’s state-funded Islamic religious authority, the mufti, recently instructed its imams not to speak about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in their normally non-political Friday sermons. In this central Asian republic, mosques have ears. politico.eu/article/postca…

#Afridi Zarghun Khel Bus Service In The Tribal Territory Of #Darra_Adam_khel, 1953 (c). © Harrison Forman / UWM Libraries

🚢🌽💥 THREAD Russia officially suspends the Istanbul grain deal for indefinite time. The Kremlin is desperately trying to put more pressure on Kyiv and the Western coalition supporting Ukraine. However, this audacious attempt to gain leverage may backfire against Moscow. 1/

Russia has announced that it is cancelling the grain deal. A must-read September piece by Alexandra Prokopenko explored the Kremlin's calculations: "Threatening to torpedo the grain deal is one of Putin's few remaining options." carnegieendowment.org/politika/87930

Tajikistan: Helpless Kyrgyz communities isolated and stranded by border tension eurasianet.org/tajikistan-hel…

That Tajikistan is pursuing cooperation with Iran on defense issues represents an awkward fact for Washington, since the U.S. has provided dozens of millions of dollars in military aid to Dushanbe over the decades. eurasianet.org/tajikistan-den…

🇷🇺🇰🇿"We have problems, including within our union: recently, Kazakhstan has begun to "slow down" both its participation in the Eurasian Economic Union and work on greater Eurasia, this is a very alarming signal," says Russian diplomat Kirill Barsky. ru.armeniasputnik.am/20221031/barsk…

#Turkey has been following proactive diplomacy towards #CentralAsian countries in recent years. We share the comparative public opinion data on Turkey in #Uzbekistan, #Kyrgyzstan, and #Kazakhstan. More data on our website: bit.ly/3IDlaPD

Uzbekistan's TV operators start including foreign TV channels in their packages. UzDigital TV added BBC, CNN, Bloomberg, CGTN & TRT. It's definitely a step away from Russian propaganda, but none of the foreign languages aren't as widespread as Russian yet uzdtv.uz/ru/news/uvazha…

#Kazakhstan looks West - timely Reuters analysis as EU #CentralAsia connectivity meeting convenes today in #Uzbekistan reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

According to Russia, the US is going to establish military presence in Central Asia. en.mdn.tv/6tww

Russia lures Uzbek migrants to fill war-related labor shortages eurasianet.org/russia-lures-u…

Happy #InternationalMensDay! Thank you to all men who: ✔️Support women and girls ✔️Share the care at home ✔️Advocate for gender equality.

With Putin's arrival to Bishkek today, the Russian president has now visited all five Central Asian republics since the invasion of Ukraine. Putin had only been as president to the five countries within a year twice before (2000, 2012). In need of friends?

About 30% of respondents in #Kazakhstan reported that the economic situation has improved compared to 12 months ago, while 45% noted a worsening of the situation. Almost a quarter of respondents did not notice any changes See more data on our website: ca-barometer.org/en

Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah economy pr kaabu paa lia, petrol diesel dollar sasta hogya. Mulk ab taraki ki tarf rawaan dawaan hay. Shukria

Honoured to share my research paper published @ #ascCentralAsia under the guidance n supervision of my principal supervisor Prof. Adam Saud (Dean & Principal BH3S) BU Islamabad #Afghanistan #Taliban #USWithdrawal #China #CentralAsia #Pakistan #RegionalDevelopment #SouthAsia

Great night at the Coronation Ceremony of King Charles-III, hosted by the BHC. Despite other political members being present, I managed to take a quick snap with Fawad Ch, who was in great spirits. Thanks to the British High Commission for a fantastic evening #CoronationCeremony

غزہ کے غازی صحافی 💔 تمام تر دکھ اور تکلیف کے باوجود... الجزیرہ کے بہادر صحافی "وائل الدحدوح، صالح الجعفروی اور دیگر صحافی، کارکن اور شہری مشہور نظم "دشمن کی سازشوں کے باوجود درد ختم ہونے تک ہم یہیں رہیں گے" کے بول گنگنا رہے ہیں۔۔ ترجمہ اگلی ٹویٹ میں !!