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Unlikely Afghan Liberators

The US is undecided whether to throw its weight behind the potentially fractious Northern Alliance.

Comment: Bulgarian Parties Overlook Key US Army Deployment Gains

Politicians fail to spell out the true benefits of America’s plans to make use of the country’s military bases.

Comment: Macedonia's Decisive Year on Road to NATO and EU

If Macedonia is duly rewarded for its efforts to join key western institutions, it will serve as a beacon for the region.

Romania Eyes Key Role in Black Sea

Critics fear Romania's plans to act as America's main ally in the Black Sea region may complicate its plans to join the EU.

Sandzak Textile Firms Spy Hope in EU Deal

Some clothing producers in the south Serbia region say new EU trade deal is not all its cracked up to be.

Special Report: Europe Heals Old Divide Between Bulgaria and Romania

Two neighbouring states - long divided by walls of prejudice and ignorance - are finally discovering they have more in common than they once thought.

EU Ponders New Aid Deal for Balkans

Contrary to reports, Balkan states unlikely to join EU together, but may get equal access to funds reserved until now for candidate states.

Comment: Kidnapping Highlights Flaws in Romanian Media

Disappearance of reporters in Iraq stirs debate on Romania's military role there and the media's professional standards.

Bulgarians Remain Ambivalent Over Europe

Sofia residents celebrated signing of treaty bringing them into EU, but many still have mixed feelings about whole project.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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