Central Asia

Migrant Workers Rescue Families From Poverty

Ashgabat Airport Goes for Facelift

Bid to Dissolve Parliament

Phone Charges to Soar in Kazakstan

State Sturgeon Monopoly Won't Raise Stocks

Opium Out, Hashish In Across Northern Province

The northern province of Balkh was deemed poppy-free, but now industrious farmers are turning to another cash crop - marijuana.

Russian Broadcaster Takes Over News Channel

VAT Cut to Control Bread Crisis

Grain Shortage Hits Major Exporter

Smugglers' Paradise on Kazak-Uzbek Border

Local officials are accused of taking kickbacks in return for turning a blind eye to wholesale smuggling.