Kyrgyzstan: Unhappy Uzbeks Side With Protestors
The conservative Uzbek minority is showing its support for anti-government demonstrations sweeping the country.
The conservative Uzbek minority is showing its support for anti-government demonstrations sweeping the country.
Tashkent government plays down USA's alleged discovery of traces of deadly gases at an Uzbek air base.
By Arslan Berdyev in Ashgabat (RCA No. 143, 3-Sep-02)
By Vladimir Davlatov in Dushanbe (RCA No. 143, 3-Sep-02)
The growing friendship between China and Tajikistan provokes unease in some quarters of this tiny Central Asian republic.
Tajik and Uzbek officials in the interim administration in Afghanistan appear to be looking to Dushanbe to bolster their position.
Prominent Washington analyst downplays Central Asia's strategic and geopolitical value.