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          Central Asia

          The latest news, travel and business from countries in Central Asia - including developments from Afghanistan

          An Afghan policeman patrols next to a burning vehicle in the city of Kunduz on October 1. Reuters

          Afghan forces push into Kunduz, seeking to flush out Taliban

          WorldOctober 01, 2015

          Nato troops reach Kunduz to support Afghan forces

          WorldSeptember 30, 2015
          Afghan security forces are battling Taliban militants in Kunduz, north-eastern Afghanistan, after fighters besieged the city yesterday and raised their white flag over the main square. It is their third attempt to seize the strategic provincial capital this year. Reuters

          Taliban lay siege to key Afghan city

          WorldSeptember 28, 2015
          This undated file photo posted on a social media site by ISIL militants shows smoke from the detonation of the 2,000-year-old temple of Baalshamin in Syria's ancient caravan city of Palmyra. ISIL social media account via AP, File

          Experts scramble to document what’s left of Syria’s heritage

          WorldSeptember 23, 2015
          Taliban fighters stand alert during a patrol in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on January 23, 2010. Today, the lines of who is to blame in the country's conflcit are increasingly blurred, with all sides accused of preying on the weak. STR/AFP Photo

          Afghans consider siding with Taliban as bloodshed rises in north

          WorldSeptember 20, 2015
          Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, Taliban militants' new leader, is seen in this undated handout photograph. The family of ex-leader Mullar Omar has accepted Mullah Mansour as the new Taliban leader. Taliban Handout/Handout via Reuters

          Ex-Taliban leader’s family declares support for new leader Mansour

          WorldSeptember 16, 2015
          Women cyclists push cultural barriers in Afghanistan - video

          Women cyclists push cultural barriers in Afghanistan - video

          WorldSeptember 15, 2015
          Taliban frees hundreds of Afghan militant inmates

          Taliban frees hundreds of Afghan militant inmates

          WorldSeptember 14, 2015
          Refugees board a train heading to the border with Serbia, near the Macedonian town of Gevgelija, on September 13, 2015. Georgi Licovski/EPA

          Why many refugees fleeing to Europe are highly educated

          WorldSeptember 13, 2015
          The Afghan president Ashraf Ghani attends the 6th Regional Economic Cooperation Conference of Afghanistan at the foreign ministry in Kabul on September 4, 2015. Shah Marai / AFP

          Afghan government accused of not protecting mineral wealth

          WorldSeptember 07, 2015
          A print showing Venetian merchant Marco Polo, who travelled to the court of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan via the Silk Road and spent 17 years in China before returning to his home country. Oxford Science Archive / Print Collector / Getty Images

          Book review: Peter Frankopan’s The Silk Roads pivots history towards Asia

          September 03, 2015
          An Iraqi soldier records the aftermath of a suicide attack near Mosul. Mohammed Ibrahim / AP Photo

          The long read: why the battle for Syria and Iraq is often a war waged with words

          September 03, 2015
          Antonio Guterres UN High Commissioner for Refugees with Lt Gen Abdul Qadir Baloch, the Pakistani Minister of State and Frontier Regions. Mr Guterres was in the UAE seeking funding for an Afghan refugee repatriation project. Ravindranath K / The National

          UN High Commissioner for Refugees praises UAE for helping Yemen

          UAESeptember 03, 2015
          Pakistan security official stands guard at Pakistan-Afghan border in Chaman, Balochistan Province, Pakistan in August 2015. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has urged Pakistan to crack down on Taliban insurgents in the country's northern tribal areas, following a wave of deadly attacks in Kabul. Akhter Gulfam/EPA

          Death of Mullah Omar death dashes hopes of peace with Taliban

          WorldSeptember 02, 2015

          Foundation laid for UAE-funded Kazakh school

          GovernmentSeptember 01, 2015

          Taliban say leader’s death covered up to wait out Nato drawdown

          WorldAugust 31, 2015
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