Central Asia

Kazakstan: Afghan Peacekeeping Controversy

Many Kazaks are appalled at the prospect of their boys serving in an Afghan peace force.

22 Feb 05

Trouble looms for president Niazov as key envoy joins opposition

22 Feb 05

Muslim leaders in Kyrgyzstan are urging the faithful to spend less money on burying their dead.

22 Feb 05

Tashkent fears a new Turkmen reservoir could have dire consequences for parts of Uzbekistan.

22 Feb 05

Kazaks say international plan to siphon off Aral Sea water to Afghanistan could be disastrous.

22 Feb 05

The resolution of the longstanding frontier dispute between Pakistan and Afghanistan is key to a rapprochement between the two countries.

22 Feb 05

Recent premier of new Afghan film raises hopes of post-Taleban cinema revival

22 Feb 05

Residents of rural areas remain at the mercy of thousands of wartime mines, which the government cannot afford to remove.

22 Feb 05

Farmers say they face ruin as packs of wolves decimate their livestock.

22 Feb 05

After years of hardship, sex workers are enjoying something of a boom.

22 Feb 05

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