Afghan Coup Claims Under Scrutiny
A crackdown on an alleged plot against the interim government may be just another phase in the war of nerves between its ethnic Tajik and Pashtun factions.
A crackdown on an alleged plot against the interim government may be just another phase in the war of nerves between its ethnic Tajik and Pashtun factions.
Former fundamentalist fighters holed up in jail controlled by General Dostum hope he will let them go in the end.
The unity of Afghanistan is threatened by government infighting and the growing power of regional leaders.
Hizb ut-Tahrir activists arrested distributing leaflets calling for a Caliphate and a Jihad against Israel.
The Gulf conflict may pose a long-term threat to the environment in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia in general.
Human rights organisations are unconvinced by government claims that Hizb ut-Tahrir is preparing to fight for Saddam Hussein's Iraq.
Views of French diplomats on Iraqi war ignored in pro-US Uzbek press.
Islamic radicals are expanding their propaganda campaign in southern Kazakstan.
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan treat each other like pariahs, despite having strong mutual interests