Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Raid Stokes Fears
Concerns about Islamic insurgency revived after a group steals Kalashnikovs and takes on Kyrgyz security forces, but some say the raiders were common criminals.
26 May 06
Central Asia
Rahmonov Warns of Afghan Terror Threat
The Taleban may have been toppled, but Tajikistan believes Afghanistan is still a source of real danger.
26 May 06
Fear and Resentment Persist One Year on
Voices from Andijan speak about the continuing repression designed to stifle any debate on the May 2005 killings.
19 May 06
Just Another Pipe Dream?
Talk of the Trans-Afghan Pipeline raises the prospect of big returns for investors and the Kabul government. But security remains the key unanswered question.
18 May 06
Back to School for Afghan Turkmen?
The first-ever ethnic Turkmen education minister takes steps to get his people to go to school.
18 May 06
Petrol Smuggling Rife on Turkmen-Uzbek Border
People living on either side of the Turkmen-Uzbek border are reaping the benefits as increasing amounts of petrol are shifted illegally from Turkmenistan to Uzbekistan. The volume has increased threefold in the last two years.
16 May 06
In "Turkmen Street"
Turn a corner in Istanbul’s famous Grand Bazaar, and you might imagine you are suddenly somewhere in Central Asia. This small part of the sprawling covered market is known as “Turkmen Street”. Here you will hear the Turkmen language spoken as often as Tur
16 May 06
Comment: Uzbek Leaders Address Some Causes of Dissent
While conspiracy theories are still the order of the day for public consumption, a Moscow-based commentator argues that Uzbek officials have realised that popular dissent has domestic roots.
15 May 06
Clock Ticking for Tajik Opposition Campaign
Opposition parties fail to reach consensus on fielding a common candidate in November’s presidential election.
13 May 06
Comment: Uzbekistan's Relentless Downward Slide
Anyone who thought the government would ease off after Andijan is dead wrong, argues an Uzbekistan-based analyst.
13 May 06
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