TAPI Pipeline Update: Construction on the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India gas pipeline’s Herat section has hit 52% completion, with 80 km of pipe installed and 72.3 km of materials delivered; officials say the full 130-km Herat segment is targeted for completion by end-2026. Water Diplomacy: Central Asia’s CAWLN water-land program has moved into implementation under the GEF, bringing Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan together to tackle shrinking rivers and land degradation affecting about 60 million people. Regional Connectivity: Mongolia met Turkmenistan and Tajikistan officials to expand transport and logistics links, including rail, road and aviation, and to explore new Eurasian transport flows. Nuclear-Test Ban: President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met CTBTO Executive Secretary Robert Floyd ahead of CTBT’s 30th-anniversary events in Turkmenistan. US-Turkmenistan Talks: US Deputy Secretary of State Sarah Rogers visited Ashgabat for meetings with Turkmen officials, including discussions on education, science, culture and digitalization. Trade Corridor Pressure: Russia says North-South corridor checkpoint capacity on the Azerbaijan route has been increased fivefold to 1,900 trucks per day, with growth also reported on the Trans-Caspian route via Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Human Rights/Justice: Turkmen activist Saddam Gulamov, extradited from Russia, has been sentenced to five years in prison, according to Turkmen.news. Energy Security Debate: A new analysis argues that rising West Asia tensions make Strait of Hormuz disruption a strategic warning for the region and calls for energy diversification and waste-to-energy approaches.