Central Asia

Blood Flows in Uzbek Crackdown

IWPR reporter's eyewitness account of scenes of panic as armoured cars spray gunfire randomly into crowds of demonstrators.

14 May 05

By Stacy Sullivan in The Hague (TU 315, 26-30 May 2003)

1 May 05

The interim government wants militiamen to hand in their weapons, but their prospects on Civvy Street are far from promising.

28 Apr 05

International organisations hope to restore a once-spectacular tomb, palace and mosque on the outskirts of Kabul

3 Mar 05

India and Pakistan jostle for markets – and influence – in Afghanistan.

3 Mar 05

Many young Afghans are turning to Bollywood movies for style tips – but only in the more cosmopolitan areas of the capital.

3 Mar 05

Tajiks living near the border with Afghanistan are falling prey to drug dealers who are taking desperate measure to recover debts.

3 Mar 05

The controversial commander Abdul Rashid Dostum has little chance of winning votes outside his own constituency.

3 Mar 05

Afghanistan looks to foreign visitors - and their money - to boost the country and its economy.

3 Mar 05

Many Afghans say they had to pay a heavy price for the American bombing raids that forced the Taleban out of power.

3 Mar 05

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