Kazakstan: US Military Deal
Move to allow US military planes to land at Almaty airport triggers suspicions of an American army deployment in the country.
Kyrgyzstan: Coalition Planes Blamed for Local Woes
Villagers want compensation for harvest failures and health problems that they blame on foreign bombers.
Kyrgyzstan: Anti-Government Anger Grows
Opposition warns of "extreme measures" if those responsible for Aksy protesters' deaths are not punished.
Kyrgyz President Gets Lifelong Immunity
Is President Akaev preparing the ground to step down?
Silk Farmers Hang On By a Thread
Uzbekistan's government coerces farmers into keeping silkworms - and then forgets to pay them.
Tajikistan Looks to the East
Dushanbe is hoping the opening of a frontier crossing with China will transform Tajik fortunes.
Guerrillas Raid Uzbekistan
Relations between Tashkent and Dushanbe appear to holding firm despite recriminations following a raid on Uzbekistan by rebels thought to have crossed from Tajikistan.
Batken Conflict Returns
For the second year in succession guerrillas break into the Batken region in southern Kyrgyzstan
Incursions Part of Bigger Picture
An upsurge in activity by Islamic fundamentalist guerrillas across three Central Asian republics points to the influence of external forces
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