Central Asia

Killer Moths Attack Orchards in Kyrgyz South

Ulukbu Amirova reports from Batken in southern Kyrgyzstan where the blackened remains of fruit trees bear witness to a plague of gypsy moths – and lost livelihoods.

Uzbek Opposition Attempts Merger

US Airbase in Kyrgyzstan Could Stay After All

Afghan leader pleads for extension for supply point used by international forces in war on Taleban.

Gypsies Demand Their Rights

Afghan Jogi, sometimes known as gypsies, have few legal rights, despite having been in Afghanistan for hundreds of years.

Water but no Gas in Tajikistan

IWPR’s Tajikistan radio editor Zebo Tajibaeva looks at the effects that continuing regional disputes over energy and gas are having on the country.

Helmand Gets a Lifeline

Buoyed by new airstrip, some officials hope to see tourists – but realists just pleased they can export local produce.

Belarus Seeks to Deal Direct With Ashgabat

Concern at Falling Bank Assets in Uzbekistan

Uzbeks Still Wary of Regional Security Bloc

Turkmen, Russians Divided Over Gas