Ron Synovitz is a senior correspondent for RFE/RL.
Finger pointing has begun over the collapse of the Afghan government to the Taliban even before the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country could be completed.
The Taliban’s leadership structure shows its political team in Doha has no direct control over battlefield commanders and fighters in Afghanistan.
After 28 years of privatization reforms, much of Kazakhstan’s higher education sector has become encumbered by nepotism, perceived corruption, conflict of interest, and lack of transparency.
Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s party has defied opinion polls ahead of Armenia's June 20 snap elections in a landslide victory that gives it a parliamentary majority.
Armenia's election is aimed at ending a political crisis. But there are fears the results could spark fresh violence in Yerevan.
International assistance is "held hostage" to the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh's political status, the International Crisis Group says, a debate that leaves foreign aid groups "hamstrung."
Artisan skills dating back to the 19th century transformed a bulky wooden box into a camera and a self-contained darkroom that was still widely used in Kabul at the start of the 21st century. But now, the "kamra-e-faoree" is disappearing from Afghanistan.
The European Parliament has warned Pakistan that its special EU trade status could be revoked over human rights and a failure to protect workers.
Nomadic Pamir Kyrgyz shepherds face a life-altering choice: Should they stay in Afghanistan’s isolated and poverty-stricken northeastern panhandle? Or should they accept an invitation to resettle in Kyrgyzstan?
A look at how Afghan security forces will be impacted by the departure of U.S. and NATO troops.
Armenia's political crisis has morphed into "a deep societal crisis -- meaning a substantial loss of trust in the government" and "frustration with the opposition."
Analysts say controversial Bulgarian oligarch Delyan Peevski is being distanced from the Movement for Rights and Freedoms so the party can position itself better after the April elections.
Recently discovered remains of a Pakistani teacher killed 13 years ago have raised fresh questions about the earlier shooting death of an investigative journalist who was reporting on U.S. drone strikes in North Waziristan.
Being blinded while defusing a bomb that exploded in his face has not prevented a former Afghan police officer from sharing his demining expertise with others.
An alleged mafia boss from Uzbekistan has hung his dirty laundry out on social media in a dispute with his uncle, the former head of international amateur boxing.
Millions of Bulgarians took state-subsidized holidays under communism. Now, only government employees can do it.
Azerbaijani IDPs, eager to see what's left of the homes they left around Nagorno-Karabakh more than a quarter century ago, are being killed or maimed by land mines in territory that remains closed off to civilians.
Reestablishing Armenia's direct links with Azerbaijan and Turkey is seen as crucial for regional peace following the war over Nagorno-Karabakh. But fears and animosities still run deep.
A so-called “kettling” operation against a handful of protesters in Kazakhstan went far beyond the way police in the West use the controversial tactic to control mass demonstrations.
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