Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyz Passport Scam

Corruption within passport system may jeopardise reforms aimed at curbing counterfeit travel document trade.

21 Feb 05

Uzbek and Kyrgyz security services caught spying on worshippers at a mosque in Kyrgyzstan.

21 Feb 05

Teenage prostitution in Kyrgyzstan is causing the authorities increasing concern.

21 Feb 05

Corruption in Kyrgyzstan is now so endemic it is threatening to bring down the entire economy.

21 Feb 05

The Tajik army's demobilisation of thousands of opposition supporters is threatening to provide a welter of new recruits for illegal armed groups.

21 Feb 05

The lives of residents in border areas of Uzbekistan are being turned upside down by new visa restrictions

21 Feb 05

Kyrgyzstan claims Uzbek landmines are endangering the lives of frontier communities.

21 Feb 05

Afghanistan is bracing itself for yet more fighting as the Taliban and the Northern Alliance shun peace talks.

21 Feb 05

President Akaev seems incapable of reforming a judicial system riddled with corruption.

21 Feb 05

Government forces have lost patience with criminal gangs operating near the capital Dushanbe

21 Feb 05

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