As Kuhn& Westwell note these companies primarily: "Employed Russian-trained filmmakers such as Khaleq A’lil, Rafiq Yahyaee, and Wali Latifi.
Decades of conflict, the installation of the Taliban and economic instability have resulted in, between 1951 and 2004 less than forty Afghan films being created.
Almaty, Kazakhstan is the starting place of the Kazakh "New Wave" of perestroika-era cinema (see Rashid Nugmanov).
Drawing from cinematic traditions in the East, West, and South (particularly from Iranian cinema), Tajik directors have been able to create influential films about the social and historical conditions of their land.
Turkmen cinema has historically been highly regulated by the state government and has been reflective of the political trends.