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Institute for War & Peace Reporting
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Turkmen Warm to Taliban
Despite international condemnation of the Taliban, Turkmenistan has chosen to foster closer links with the Kabul regime.
21 Feb 05
Unorthodox Moves in Kazakstan
Orthodox church angered by Vatican move to upgrade its presence in Kazakstan.
21 Feb 05
Kazak-Uzbek Border: Mapping Out the Future
Villagers living along a newly-drawn frontier fear they will lose out, whichever side they end up on.
21 Feb 05
Kazak Oil Controversy
Kazaks question a government plan to invest much of the country's huge oil wealth abroad
21 Feb 05
Kazak Mothers' Burning Issues
Women in Kazakstan are resorting to extraordinary measures to protest against social security fraud
21 Feb 05
No Sex, Please, We're Kyrgyz
Education officials remove "depraved" sex education book from the curriculum.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan's Incredible Harvest
Bumper grain figures look too good to be true, as the president announces even higher targets for next year.
21 Feb 05
Kazak Journalist's Death Creates a Stir
Police say independent journalist died in a tragic accident, but some insist the evidence doesn’t add up.
21 Feb 05
Rakhat Aliev - Crime Fighter
General Rakhat Aliev, keen to follow in his father-in-law Nursultan Nazarbaev's footsteps to the Kazakstan presidency, seems to know few limits when it comes to self-promotion
21 Feb 05
Turkmen Addiction Rising
The president's goal of a 'drug-free century' remains only a fantasy.
21 Feb 05
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