Uzbek Police Out on a Limb
Unloved police force has become a prime target for Islamic militants.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan
Central Asia: Joined-Up Security
Large-scale military exercise in the Kyrgyz mountains sparks calls for preventive as well as reactive responses to insurgent threat.
21 Feb 05
Kazakstan: The Business of Smuggling
As bureaucratic obstacles grow on the Kazak-Uzbek border, local smugglers do their best to circumvent the rules.
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Rice Paddies Endangered
Farmers accused local authorities of heavy-handed tactics to make them switch to growing cotton.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan's Obscure Militants
The Uzbek government appears genuinely perplexed by the exact composition of the Islamic militant forces behind a recent wave of violence.
21 Feb 05
Tajik Migrants Face New Threat
New passport regime may cause further hardship for around a million workers trying to eke a living in Russia.
21 Feb 05
Kazak-Uzbek Border Lottery
Villagers living along the frontier in limbo as they wait to see which side of the line they end up on.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: No Veil of Silence
Devout Muslim women join human rights group to defend their beleaguered position.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyz Private Relives Batken Nightmare
A veteran of military operations against Islamic guerrillas in the Batken region of Kyrgyzstan has told of how the Central Asian troops were ill equipped and poorly led.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan Moves Against Militants
Dushanbe mounts offensive against Islamic guerrillas following regional criticism of its apparent toleration of the militants.
21 Feb 05
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