Dushanbe Alarmed Over IMU Activity
The spectre of the IMU has returned to haunt the Tajik government
The spectre of the IMU has returned to haunt the Tajik government
Washington and Tehran vie over distribution of Kazakstan's vast energy reserves
Some members of the Shanghai Forum are cautious over Islamabad's attempts to establish closer links
Unemployment and rising poverty have driven thousands of Kyrgyz women into the clutches of the petrol cartels
Uzbek villagers face a bleak future after being driven from their homes by an army offensive against Islamic militants.
Astana foreign ministry protests after Uzbek border guards open fire on a Kazak family
Felix Kulov's lawyers are set to appeal against his conviction whilst supporters threaten to stage fresh protest meetings in Bishkek
There are fears that border guard harassment of travellers and traders crossing the Kyrgyz-Uzbek frontier could provoke inter-ethnic violence.
The Tashkent authorities have reverted to an old soviet ploy to increase circulation of dull state newspapers.
If the new Afghan government bows to international pressure to ban poppy cultivation the economic consequences could be catastrophic.