Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Diplomatic Defection Sparks Turmoil

Trouble looms for president Niazov as key envoy joins opposition

22 Feb 05

Tashkent fears a new Turkmen reservoir could have dire consequences for parts of Uzbekistan.

22 Feb 05

Kazaks say international plan to siphon off Aral Sea water to Afghanistan could be disastrous.

22 Feb 05

The resolution of the longstanding frontier dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan is key to a rapprochement between the two countries.

22 Feb 05

Russian move against Muslim radicals seen as overture towards Uzbekistan.

22 Feb 05

Growing border problems with neighboring states explain Bishkek's moves to strengthen ties with Moscow.

22 Feb 05

Turkmenbashi moves to cut his country off from the outside world.

22 Feb 05

Itinerant workers desperate for jobs in Russia find it hard to get past Uzbek border guards.

22 Feb 05

For once, arid regions of southern Kazakstan and Uzbekistan have more water than they can cope with.

22 Feb 05

As Ashgabat is reinvented into a modern city, some of its residents are paying the price as their homes disappear.

22 Feb 05

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