Rehab Kazak Style
Roadside beatings and bleak rehabilitation camps are favoured treatments for drug addicts in Kazakstan.
21 Feb 05
Central Asia
New Highway Key to Tajik Prosperity
Tajikistan plans a major road project which aims to help integrate the economy and reduce the country's dependence on Uzbekistan.
21 Feb 05
Bishkek Deputies Reject Uzbek Treaty
Kyrgyz parliamentarians say military pact with Uzbekistan undermines the country's national security interests.
21 Feb 05
Ballet Offends Turkmenbashi
Will there be any room for culture in President Niazov's "golden era for Turkmen"?
21 Feb 05
Astana Concern Over Migrants
Growing numbers of illegal immigrants are flocking to southern Kazakstan
21 Feb 05
Bishkek Refugee Fears
Kyrgyzstan is fearful of being overwhelmed by Afghans fleeing looming conflict in their country.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Holed Up at the Border
Afghan refugees have been warned that they will not be allowed to cross into Tajikistan.
21 Feb 05
AFGHAN OPPOSITION SET TO STRIKE
Northern Alliance counting on international help in its war with the Taleban
21 Feb 05
War Fever Unnerves Tajikistan
Tajikistan concerned over possible fall-out from US war against Taleban
21 Feb 05
Tashkent Braced for War
The Uzbek leadership looks set to help the US in its war against Bin Laden and his Taleban allies.
21 Feb 05
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