Herat Youth Turn Backs on Afghan Music
Traditional artists bemoan youngsters’ preference for the likes of Shakira.
31 Jul 09
Tajikistan
Taming Tajikistan's Eastern Valleys
After local power-broker dies in firefight, experts say key is to ensure that counter-insurgency drive does not cause further upset.
31 Jul 09
Turkmen Golden Lake May Prove Green Disaster
Desert reservoir will soak up water and money faster than any improvements it may bring, say Turkmen and Uzbek environmentalists.
31 Jul 09
Central Asia: July ‘09
New web pages for EC human rights project and Kyrgyz presidential election.
30 Jul 09
Chasing Phantoms in the Tajik Mountains
Analysts consider chances of revival of Islamic insurgency as authorities reject claims that guerrilla bands are roaming the hills.
23 Jul 09
Staffing Crisis in Tajik Mental Hospitals
Jamoliddin Saifiddinov reports from southern Tajikistan where the level of psychiatric care is declining because hospitals cannot recruit or retain doctors.
20 Jul 09
Pilgrims Urged to Consider Charity at Home
Tajik president Imomali Rahmon has urged Muslims to economise by refraining from going on the annual pilgrimage, especially if they have already been to Mecca.
20 Jul 09
Uzbekistan: Soviet Pesticides Leave Bitter Legacy
Farmland still contaminated with DDT from past decades, experts say.
13 Jul 09
Tajikistan's Under-Age Market Workers
As Tajikistan tries to curb child labour in the cotton fields, many children are hard at work at urban markets.
11 Jul 09
Tajik Drivers Alarmed at Toll Road
The introduction of tolls on the major highway leading from the capital Dushanbe to Khujand, the main town in northern Tajikistan, has not gone down well with drivers.
11 Jul 09
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