Uzbekistan

Cross-Border Trade Depressed in Afghan North

Merchants claim customs procedures at Hairatan checkpoint are riddled with corruption and red tape.

UK Plans to Use Tajikistan as Afghan Exit Route

Enclave Issues Challenge Uzbek, Kyrgyz Leaders

Fraught political relationship makes fixing local problems that much more difficult.

"Volunteering" Gone Mad in Uzbekistan

Tajik-Uzbek Relations at Low Ebb

As Uzbek leader calls for respect and mutual understanding, many Tajiks believe it is time he showed some.

Uzbekistan Short of HIV Drugs

Welfare Cuts in Uzbekistan

Uzbek Leader Wakes Up to Mass Emigration

President shows sudden concern for unemployed.

Uzbek Conscripts Pay for Shorter Army Service

Kyrgyzstan Enclave in Turmoil

Row over location of electricity poles erupts into violence, reflecting deeper tensions in Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas.