Just Another Pipe Dream?
Talk of the Trans-Afghan Pipeline raises the prospect of big returns for investors and the Kabul government. But security remains the key unanswered question.
18 May 06
Russia
Power Play in Azerbaijan
Authorities throws the book at Turkish electricity distributor as Russian rival appears set to step in.
17 May 06
Comment: Uzbekistan's Relentless Downward Slide
Anyone who thought the government would ease off after Andijan is dead wrong, argues an Uzbekistan-based analyst.
13 May 06
Kyrgyzstan: Controversial Figure Meets Bloody End
Kyrgyzstan reels as a leading political figure with alleged underworld links is shot down in the street.
13 May 06
Tajiks Suffer Gas Shortage
Uzbek threats to turn off the gas supply could be an economic disaster.
5 May 06
Grozny's Vulnerable Thrown Together
War damage has forced mentally ill, disabled and elderly residents of the capital to share a ramshackle care home.
5 May 06
Azerbaijan: Public Television Hit by Bias Claims
Critics say that Azerbaijan’s new public television channel is serving the government, not the public.
5 May 06
North Ossetia: Scourge of Back-Street Abortions
Conservative society prompts pregnant unmarried women to opt for risky, illegal terminations.
1 May 06
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