Afghanistan

Turkmenistan: Poverty Drives Addiction and Prostitution

Poverty is driving teenagers into the sex trade – and drug addiction is keeping them there.

21 Feb 05

Former Soviet soldier, presumed to have died in Afghanistan and later discovered in Pakistani jail, found guilty of terrorism by Uzbek court.

21 Feb 05

Uzbekistan attempts to build bridges with the Taleban after their recent victory over the Northern Alliance.

21 Feb 05

Kyrgyz wonder who they're fighting in the war-torn Batken region of the country

21 Feb 05

Turkmen president would prefer to play a neutal, peacemaking role in the Afghan crisis

21 Feb 05

Southern Uzbekistan is on full military alert, as the country's armed forces prepare for war in Afghanistan

21 Feb 05

The US is undecided whether to throw its weight behind the potentially fractious Northern Alliance.

21 Feb 05

Will the Taleban regime be able to mount effective resistance to American-led attacks?

21 Feb 05

Western relief workers may struggle to assist civilians uprooted by fighting in Afghanistan.

21 Feb 05

Courts in Uzbekistan charge Islamists with links to Bin Laden

21 Feb 05

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