A weekly round-up of the key stories from across Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia from the past seven days, including the violent repression of protests in Kazakhstan and Taiwanese support for Lithuania.
Turkmen border guards were reportedly involved in a sustained exchange of fire with Taliban forces on January 3, the first known time the two have been i
Turkmen border guards have skirmished with Taliban fighters along the Afghan border, according to local media reports. Details of the reported clashes i
Turkmen border guards were reportedly involved in a sustained exchange of fire with Taliban forces on January 3, the first known time the two have been i
Sources in Afghanistan say Turkmen troops killed an Afghan civilian and later opened fire on Taliban militants who came to investigate the killing. It is the first reported time the two sides have engaged in a shoot-out.