Learning Afghan Lessons
Uzbek veterans of the Soviet Afghan conflict say the US and its allies are in for a long, hard war.
The Taleban Response
Will the Taleban regime be able to mount effective resistance to American-led attacks?
Afghan Aid in Jeopardy
Western relief workers may struggle to assist civilians uprooted by fighting in Afghanistan.
Tashkent Cracks Down on Islamists
Courts in Uzbekistan charge Islamists with links to Bin Laden
Uzbekistan: The Yanks are Coming
The arrival of US personnel in southern Uzbekistan has turned the lives of local people and Uzbek servicemen upside down.
Afghan Media Circus
Western media have been overwhelmed by speculation about what is really happening in Afghanistan because hard facts are few and far between.
Uzbekistan 'Rebuffs' Shanghai Pact
Tashkent appears to be in the process of switching strategic partners.
UN Balks at Post-Taleban Role
United Nations officials are horrified by US talk of the deployment of UN peacekeepers in Afghanistan after the overthrow of the Taleban.
Dostum on the Offensive
Uzbek general, Abdul Rashid Dostum, looks to turn key northern afghan town into the capital of a provisional administration of anti-Taleban groups.
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