Central Asia

Dushanbe Concern Over Drug Trade

Over the last decade, Tajikistan has become a major transit route for Afghan drug traffickers.

14 Nov 05

Uzbek amnesty leaves political prisoners firmly behind bars.

14 Nov 05

Unable to lure him back from exile, the Kazak government is pushing ahead with the trial of a leading Nazarbaev opponent.

14 Nov 05

Thousands are leaving the northern region of Karakalpakstan, as water supplies dry up for the second year running.

14 Nov 05

Vowing to return to active politics, jailed dissident Topchubek Turgunaliev is released following strong international pressure.

14 Nov 05

Another dissident begins a life in exile, and wonders how many more.

14 Nov 05

Kyrgyz civic groups mobilise against a 'monstrous' draft law to curtail political parties and NGOs, and the government may be listening.

14 Nov 05

Tajik leader's attempt to carve out a reputation as an international statesman is unlikely to impress the country's impoverished population.

14 Nov 05

The war-shattered economy has prompted hundreds of thousands of impoverished Tajiks to abandon their country.

14 Nov 05

Post-conflict Tajikistan could offer valuable lessons to her war-torn neighbour Afghanistan.

14 Nov 05

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