Uzbekistan

Karimov U-turn on Islam

President Karimov is reversing his government's once tolerant attitude towards Islam

22 Feb 05

Tashkent 'Wahhabis' on Trial

Uzbek security forces have charged religious leaders at a Tashkent mosque with hatching a plot to overthrow the government

22 Feb 05

Kyrgyz Islamists Win Respect

The Khizb-ut-Takhrir group is gaining sympathy among many southern Kyrgyz tired of poverty and leery of the new US military presence.

22 Feb 05

US Set for Long Stay in Central Asia

The US has said it won't contribute to the Afghan peacekeeping force, but it is stepping up military deployment elsewhere in the region.

22 Feb 05
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