Afghanistan is land locked country since 1893, when under duress was forced to give away a part of its territory to British India. Division was primarily to act as buffer zone between Russian and British interest in the region.

• August 24, 2010

As Iran began fuelling its first nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr, remarks by the Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom's chief Sergei Kiriyenko that it was a "big international project" continued to puzzle political observers.

• August 24, 2010

Omurbek Tekebayev, the leader of Kyrgyzstan’s largest political party, has said Turkey’s parliamentary democracy is an example for his country and that it proves that modern democracy is possible in Central Asia.

• August 23, 2010

Russia will load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant next week despite U.S. demands to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear energy until the country proves that it's not pursuing a weapons capacity.

• August 23, 2010

A new election law that protects the ruling elite is undemocratic and raises fresh doubts about Ukraine's suitability to join the EU

• August 23, 2010

Turkey and Afghanistan have always enjoyed warm relations due to their strong cultural and historical connections. The close relations that both countries created at the time of their establishment have preserved their strength.

• August 23, 2010

The world is following a showdown between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association, or TÜSİAD, over the constitutional amendment package referendum.

• August 23, 2010

The internal political events during the past week focused on the forthcoming visit of Russian President and informal summit of CIS leaders. The oncoming visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Armenia suggests positive development of Armenian-Russian cooperation, stated Eduard Sharmazanov, secretary of the Republican Party of Armenia.

• August 21, 2010