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The Hindu Kush Mountains
Pilot Guides
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June 29, 2025
Forming part of the Himalayan mountain system, the Hindu Kush mountains are a significant mountain range in Central and South Asia, extending approximately 800 kilometers (500 miles) through Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. The Highest Peak,...
Children of the CIS countries in Minsk: Belarus Unites Youth for Shared History and Future
News Central Asia
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July 9, 2025
On 7 July 2025, the Belarusian State Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War in Minsk hosted the grand opening of the 10th International Cultural and Educational Forum “Children of the Commonwealth of Independent States.” The event...
Afghanistan is starving—and its farmers are fighting to save the poppy
The Print
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July 9, 2025
The Brotherhood of Universal Love, it called itself, a label that, in 1969, invited no ironic raising of eyebrows. From Balkh and Mazar-i–Sharif, where children sold hashish beads, hashish-filled belts, and hashish-heeled shoes, members of the...
Canadian School in Astana Hosts First Cohort Graduation
The Astana Times
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July 1, 2025
ASTANA – The first graduation of Canadian International School – Astana (CIS) took place at the National Museum on June 20. Kazakh students graduated with government-certified diplomas of education from both Canada and Kazakhstan within the...
Smart cities key to driving SCO's intl influence
China Daily Global
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Guests pose for a group photo before the opening ceremony of the Global Mayors Dialogue・SCO Summit Cities event in Tianjin on Tuesday. WANG JING/CHINA DAILY Officials and experts from Shanghai Cooperation Organization member countries emphasized...
Silencing RFA Uyghur Echoes Past Mistakes
The Diplomat
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July 7, 2025
In 1979, the United States shut down Uyghur-language radio broadcasts to appease the Chinese government ahead of Deng Xiaoping’s visit to Washington. Forty-five years later, Uyghur voices are being silenced once again, this time in the name of...
Xinjiang's pivotal role in China-Central Asia ties
Global Times
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Photo: CFP Chinese President Xi Jinping recently invoked an ancient Chinese philosophy - "mutual care and mutual benefit" - to outline a grand vision for the development of relations between China and Central Asian countries. In building a...
The last ECO summit: A new road map
Sabah
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July 8, 2025
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which was established in 1964, was revived by the Turkish government in 1985 and brings 10 Muslim countries together. The organization, which brings together the four northern tier Muslim countries and...
Budget cuts shouldn’t cut learning time
The Shillong Times
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July 7, 2025
Editor, As a student at NEHU, I feel compelled to speak out about a decision that’s silently affecting many of us: the early closure of the university library. Recently, due to budget constraints, the administration has withdrawn security...
Migrant Successfully Fights Off Deportation Case Because Home Country Would Force Him To Shave Beard
[your]NEWS
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June 25, 2025
An asylum seeker in the U.K. successfully fought off deportation by arguing that he would be forced to shave off his beard if returned to his home country of Tajikistan. The country’s Home Office attempted to deport the unidentified man, but an...
Schoolchildren from Turkmenistan participate in the "Children of the Commonwealth" forum in Belarus
Turkmenportal
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Representatives of Turkmenistan are taking part in the X International Cultural and Educational Forum “Children of the Commonwealth”, which started yesterday, July 7, in Belarus, in the Zubrenok children’s center, located on the territory of the...
“I Dreamed of Writing Without Borders”: An Interview With a Kazakh Journalist in Russia
Times of Central Asia
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June 27, 2025
Elmira, a journalist from Astana, moved to St. Petersburg six years ago to study journalism. Since then, she has transformed from a reserved first-year student into a working reporter, navigating culture shock, social media censorship, and the...
Russian lawmakers spark outrage with xenophobic remarks in migration bill
Asia Plus
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15:32, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A group of Russian Communist Party (CPRF) lawmakers has triggered strong criticism after attaching a highly xenophobic explanatory note to a draft bill proposing restrictions on employment opportunities for migrants...
Wildberries Begins Testing AI Shopping Assistant on its Marketplace
The Slovenia Times
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July 8, 2025
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 8 July 2025 - Wildberries, a leading e-commerce platform in Eurasia, has launched pilot testing of an artificial intelligence-powered assistant to simplify shopping on its marketplace. The AI chatbot is...
Foreigners take lessons from class to farm back home
China Daily
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Participants of the China-Central Asia Five-Country Vocational Farmers Training Course check health of fruit trees in a greenhouse at Weinan Vocational and Technical College in Weinan city, Shaanxi province. LIU SHIXIN/FOR CHINA DAILY While...
Growth driver
Dawn
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SHI YU/CHINA DAILY Shanghai Cooperation Organization members unlock potentials for joint development and prosperity Economic and trade cooperation has consistently served as a key engine for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's development. In...
Health-care workers who treat refugees plan message to Trump administration
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 27, 2025
Adeb Arianson fled his home in Kabul just days before the capital of Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, as Western nations were evacuating their citizens and panic seized the city. He crossed the border to Tajikistan, where he had to spend a...
UNESCO: New World Heritage Sites to be announced
Deutsche Welle
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July 7, 2025
In just a few days, the palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria could be added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. Alongside 31 other sights around the world, Neuschwanstein Castle, Linderhof Palace, the King's House on Schachen, and the...
17th ECO summit in Azerbaijan: a wrap-up
BNE Intellinews
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The 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) took place in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, on July 4, bringing together heads of state and government from across the region to discuss economic cooperation and regional challenges....
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefs SCO counterparts on Pahalgam terror attack
Mid Day Mumbai
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June 27, 2025
During recent SCO meetings in China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh briefed his counterparts from Tajikistan, Belarus, and Kazakhstan about the serious Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir and India's "Operation Sindoor" to dismantle...