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The enticing prices fetched by cotton in neighbouring Kyrgyzstan means Andijan is particularly prone to smuggling.
Dire shortage of drugs and doctors reflects catastrophic effect of war and corruption on the country’s healthcare system.
Campaign of intimidation and violence leaves ambitious project way behind schedule.
Hard-pressed doctors at province’s only hospital treat up to 500 patients a day - even more when the bombs strike.
As children begin returning to the classroom, the school infrastructure is in dire need of repair.
Politicians from both groups warn US pullout would give radicals control.
Recent bolstering of security forces in the capital has done little to quell sectarian violence in some suburbs.
In a society where men are the traditional breadwinners, women are increasingly forced to take on that role.
Relocated residents complain of inferior homes and loss of income.
Under-resourced state hospitals struggle to cope with the carnage from suicide attacks and car bombings.