Ministers Under Attack in Afghan Parliament
President Karzai’s cabinet nominees defend their records in a mudslinging battle that some say is the work of once-powerful political forces who feel excluded from government.
25 Apr 06
Central Asia
Tajik Banks: Boosting or Hindering Growth?
The IMF approves of the government’s monetary policy, but some say fiscal restraint is causing hardship at home.
21 Apr 06
Plight of Uzbek Minority Worsens
Turkmenistan is a multi-ethnic country and according to various estimates has up to 500,000 ethnic Uzbeks – making them the biggest minority at about nine per cent of the total population. Frontier regions in the north and northeast are densely populated
21 Apr 06
Kyrgyz Premier Orders Mafia Clampdown
Government agrees measures to take out serious criminals, a day after a prominent public figure is attacked.
21 Apr 06
Kazakstan: Trouble in Suburbia
The Almaty mayor's office says many homes in outlying districts are illegal, but knocking them down will affect some of the city's poorest.
18 Apr 06
Kyrgyz Voters Seek to Oust Ex-President's Son
Aidar Akaev’s constituents want to sack him as their member of parliament since he has not been in the country for the last year.
10 Apr 06
Karakalpak Traders Flourish
A remote region on the border between Karakalpakstan and Turkmenistan has become a stop on the flourishing – if unofficial – trading route between China and the Gulf states. The situation could change as the Uzbek and Turkmen authorities are taking steps
10 Apr 06
Ingush Refugees Protest Resettlement
A Russian plan to create a new settlement for Ingush displaced in a conflict with North Ossetia is dismissed as a broken promise.
7 Apr 06
Kazakstan and Uzbekistan Make Up
Central Asia’s two major states are being nicer to one another these days – but their motives for making friends are very different.
6 Apr 06
Death Row Protest in Kyrgyzstan
Convicts ask for review of cases as they await final decision on death penalty ban.
5 Apr 06
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