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Kabul Suffering Acute Housing Shortage

Thousands of refugees expected to return to the Afghan capital over the next year are likely to find themselves homeless

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.

Jailed Taleban Face Uncertain Fate

Former fundamentalist fighters holed up in jail controlled by General Dostum hope he will let them go in the end.

Central Authority Breaking Down?

The unity of Afghanistan is threatened by government infighting and the growing power of regional leaders.

Uzbekistan: Fergana Miracle

Thousands of Muslims flock to the Fergana to see miracle lamb

Astana Concerned by Islamist Propaganda Drive

Hizb ut-Tahrir activists arrested distributing leaflets calling for a Caliphate and a Jihad against Israel.

Kyrgyz Ecologists Raise Iraq War Alarm

The Gulf conflict may pose a long-term threat to the environment in Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia in general.

Kyrgyzstan: Islamic Group Controversy

Human rights organisations are unconvinced by government claims that Hizb ut-Tahrir is preparing to fight for Saddam Hussein's Iraq.

Uzbekistan: French Embassy Media Embargo

Views of French diplomats on Iraqi war ignored in pro-US Uzbek press.

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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