Central Asia

UN Balks at Post-Taleban Role

United Nations officials are horrified by US talk of the deployment of UN peacekeepers in Afghanistan after the overthrow of the Taleban.

21 Feb 05

Uzbek general, Abdul Rashid Dostum, looks to turn key northern afghan town into the capital of a provisional administration of anti-Taleban groups.

21 Feb 05

The wholesale destruction of Afghanistan's cultural heritage has gone virtually unnoticed.

21 Feb 05

Uzbekistan may now be linked to the world's most powerful nation, but its defences remain fragile.

21 Feb 05

Uzbekistan gets twitchy over the unprecedented output produced by foreign correspondents.

21 Feb 05

The strengthening of US ties with Uzbekistan is worrying other Central Asian states and human rights activists.

21 Feb 05

Youngsters in remote areas of Tajikistan are suffering as the regional relief effort focuses on Afghanistan.

21 Feb 05

Tashkent wants to keep control of Karakalpakstan - yet seems unconcerned that its people are flooding into Kazakstan.

21 Feb 05

Bishkek authorities are warned of the dangers of playing host to the world's biggest military rivals.

21 Feb 05

Islam may approve of men having more than one wife, but the Tajik authorities are not prepared to legalise the practice.

21 Feb 05

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