Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan: Concerns Over New CIS Base

Some Kyrgyz politicians express doubts over an agreement to allow a significant increase in Russia's military presence in the country.

21 Feb 05

The Kazak government makes a show of allowing a free press to flourish but media representatives call this year the most difficult in their history.

21 Feb 05

Residents of Dushanbe are so badly served by their media that they have to rely on Russian TV to find out what's happening in their country.

21 Feb 05

An old enemy has returned to the north of the country, aided by severe drought and government inaction.

21 Feb 05

Government, opposition and civil society leaders come together in a new initiative aimed at defusing the growing political crisis.

21 Feb 05

Move to allow US military planes to land at Almaty airport triggers suspicions of an American army deployment in the country.

21 Feb 05

Uzbekistan's Islamic militants badly beaten in Afghanistan are trying to retreat to their former stronghold in the Tajik mountains.

21 Feb 05

Both Tajik and Russian border forces admitted last week that Islamic militants could be attempting to re-enter Tajikistan.

21 Feb 05

Families are pulling their youngsters out of school and putting them to work to ensure that there is food on the table

21 Feb 05

Villagers want compensation for harvest failures and health problems that they blame on foreign bombers.

21 Feb 05

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