While political ties seem to be growing stronger between historical adversaries Turkey and Armenia, communities living on both sides of the border are still unsure what the positive diplomatic...
Under sharp shale peaks glowing golden-grey in the mid-summer sun, musicians from four Central Asian countries gathered in Tajikistan's remote Badakhshan Province recently to perform and exchange...
The women's faces gaze down from the walls, young and old, dark and fair, blue-eyed and brown-eyed. Some look sad, some stoical, some bitter, and some simply confused. These women, who came from...
The Jamba Erabia Madrasa on the outskirts of Islamabad cannot be seen form the main road. A gas station hides the small dirt road leading to the three-story building, which is undergoing repairs...
The Pakistani military’s push against Taliban strongholds in the Swat Valley has created a forced migration emergency, according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Almost 1.5 million people...
For more than 40 years the Soviet-era nuclear test site of the Polygon, located in eastern Kazakhstan about 60 kilometers from Kurchatov, witnessed more than 450 test nuclear detonations.
The southwestern Kyrgyz city of Osh encircles the Islamic religious site of Sulaiman Too mountain. The 295-hectare complex, including the mountain, surrounding cemeteries and old residential...
The glittery city of Astana celebrates its 10th year as capital of the Central Asian country headed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev - the country's first and only leader following its...
An estimated two-thirds of Iran’s population is younger than 30. With the morality police constantly patrolling the streets of Tehran, Iranian youth try to find a place in society that stays clear...
The Ferghana Valley's overlapping borders are notoriously porous, portals for narcotics smugglers and - regional governments claim - Islamic insurgents. In many areas, such as around the Tajik...