Rivals' Tactics Bad News for Afghan Run-off
One week before second round of troubled presidential elections, both candidates are engaging in potentially dangerous brinkmanship.
3 Nov 09
One week before second round of troubled presidential elections, both candidates are engaging in potentially dangerous brinkmanship.
Many residents say the fraud and intimidation that marred the first round has put them off taking part in the second.
Companies in southern Tajikistan are reeling from the effects of financial crisis, which have left them unable to pay their employees.
Companies say they’re going to the wall because the government is failing to protect them from cheap Iranian imports.
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