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Central Asia, previously perceived as a distant and politically inactive region, is now gaining prominence in global affairs. Spanning across vast territories, Central Asia encompasses countries such as Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, reaching from the Caspian Sea to Western China and from Afghanistan to Russia. In the past, Central Asia played a crucial role as a hub for the Silk Road trade routes, enabling the exchange of people, goods, and ideas between Europe and the Far East.
With powerful countries…