Turkmenistan

Uzbek-Kyrgyz Border Danger

Hold-up in delimitation process blamed for failure to clear mined frontier region.

22 Feb 05

Bishkek concerned that use of Manas air base against Iraq could endanger Kyrgyzstan.

22 Feb 05

Government rachets up security as Iraq war rumbles on - but the conflict's economic repercussions could be more worrisome.

22 Feb 05

Poaching poses a serious threat to an increasingly depleted Caspian species.

22 Feb 05

Rumbling dispute in a remote part of Central Asia highlights the potential for conflict over land and water.

22 Feb 05

Turkmen president orders young people to get their hair cut.

22 Feb 05

Defence sources in Moscow accuse Tajiks of setting unrealistic conditions for Russia’s military presence.

22 Feb 05

Dozens of members of banned Hizb-ut-Tahrir arrested in government’s heartland.

22 Feb 05

Police foil an attempt to smuggle weapons-grade nuclear material for sale in Afghanistan or Pakistan.

22 Feb 05

Another depressing year for anyone who was hoping for improvements in human rights in Central Asia.

22 Feb 05

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