Trafficking Link to Bishkek Murders
Investigators believe bizarre killings may have some connection with overseas prostitution racket.
21 Feb 05
Iraqi Kurdistan
Uzbek Human Rights Fears
Western governments keep silent as number of disputed convictions rise.
21 Feb 05
Turkmen Bashed Mothers
Turkmenbashi's reforms and traditional values are forcing women into subjugation, destitution and prostitution.
21 Feb 05
Unlikely Afghan Liberators
The US is undecided whether to throw its weight behind the potentially fractious Northern Alliance.
21 Feb 05
Uzbekistan: The Yanks are Coming
The arrival of US personnel in southern Uzbekistan has turned the lives of local people and Uzbek servicemen upside down.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyzstan: Police Fury Over Aksy Trial
There are fears that the force's anger at the prosecution of officers blamed for protestors' deaths may spill over into a national strike.
21 Feb 05
Taleban Donkey Racket
Some Taleban commanders are making a fortune out of donkey convoys supplying Northern Alliance-held territory.
21 Feb 05
Bin Laden Narrowly Escapes Death
Osama bin Laden's intelligence gathering operation appears to have helped him escape a US missle attack on an al-Qaeda base.
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Prostitutes Look to New Markets
The economic crisis at home has forced prostitutes to expand their horizons.
21 Feb 05
Turkmenistan: Soldiers Die of Hunger
Turkmen army food rations are so poor that some young conscripts are literally starving to death.
21 Feb 05
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