Tag: CentralAsia
Uzbekistan Turns to Chinese Fighters
Uzbekistan may be shifting toward Chinese J-10CE fighter jets rather than a Russian option, according to specialist defense outlets, in a potential challenge to Moscow's dominance of Central Asian arms markets. Uzbekistan currently flies an aging Soviet-era fleet of MiG-29s and Su-27s, according to Meta-Defense, citing IISS Military Balance data.…
Taliban Takeover Leaves Afghanistan A Failed State
Five years after Taliban fighters walked into Kabul unopposed, Afghanistan stands as a rare case study in the gap between holding a country and governing it with the world's consent. The movement did what many governments before it could not: it won, decisively and completely, and then discovered that winning…
