2018 Primetime Emmy
& James Beard Award Winner

central asia

Last Words: Q&A with Michael Vince Kim

A photographer documents the Koreans of Kazakhstan’s dying dialect, and their future generations.

No Great Haven

These Afghan chefs bring a slice of their culinary culture to their neighbors in the north, whether they want it or not.

The Last Days of Storytellers Street

Long past its glory days and plagued by spasms of violence, Peshawar’s Qissa Khwani Bazaar is at risk of being lost to history.

FC Alga Bishkek: Looking Forward to the Past

FC Alga Bishkek was once one of the best teams in Soviet Central Asia. But in the post-Soviet age, the club—much like Kyrgyzstan itself—is mired in the nostalgia of better times.

Butchery and other Fine Arts of Central Asian Cuisine

Why Central Asian cuisine will win the future.