Karina Insarova
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Uzbekistan is increasing its fuel exports at a time when many of its people are freezing in their homes.
Tashkent fears a new Turkmen reservoir could have dire consequences for parts of Uzbekistan.
Moscow is unlikely to back Tashkent's bid to resurrect an old Soviet plan to divert water from Siberia to its drought-ridden cotton fields.
Despite warnings over the mental and physical dangers of intermarriage Karakalpak traditions prevail
An old enemy has returned to the north of the country, aided by severe drought and government inaction.
The number of people contracting HIV has doubled in the past year, as the crumbling economy forces more young people into prostitution and drug use.