Civilian Takes Charges Of Uzbek Army
Uzbekistan appoints a civilian defence minister as part of sweeping military reforms
21 Feb 05
Central Asia
Alliance Resistance
The Northern Alliance forces in Afghanistan appear determined to thwart the Taleban
21 Feb 05
New Taleban Agenda
The authorities in Islamabad appear to have found a new use for the Taleban
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Education Fiasco
Uzbek schools are in chaos following a ban on Soviet era textbooks.
21 Feb 05
Osh Celebrations Fall Flat
A stupendous birthday party for the city of Osh does little to cheer its long-suffering residents
21 Feb 05
Akaev Woos Russians
A powerful public relations campaign is underway to persuade Kyrgyzstan's Russian minority to vote for President Askar Akaev
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Child Labour Scandal
Tens of thousands of Uzbek children are being used as cheap labour in the country's cotton harvest
21 Feb 05
Uzbeks Get Accustomed to Alcoholism
Attempts to curb prodigious consumption of alcohol in Uzbekistan are it seems doomed to fail
21 Feb 05
Nameless Kyrgyz Enemy
Kyrgyz wonder who they're fighting in the war-torn Batken region of the country
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: Niazov Ponders War Options
Turkmen president would prefer to play a neutal, peacemaking role in the Afghan crisis
21 Feb 05
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