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International forces in Kapisa province are being urged not to turn detained suspects over to Afghan security forces. Here, US troops hand out leaflets to Kapisa residents with good wishes for Ramadan, September 2010. (Photo: Isafmedia/US Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws)

International forces in Kapisa province are being urged not to turn detained suspects over to Afghan security forces. Here, US troops hand out leaflets to Kapisa residents with good wishes for Ramadan, September 2010. (Photo: Isafmedia/US Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws)

Hostages to Misfortune in Afghanistan

NATO troops urged not to hand over detainees to Afghan counterparts.

21 Jun 11

Much of Armenia’s farming sector consists of smallholdings which are especially vulnerable to sudden increases in running costs. (Photo: Anahit Hayrapetyan)

Much of Armenia’s farming sector consists of smallholdings which are especially vulnerable to sudden increases in running costs. (Photo: Anahit Hayrapetyan)

Armenian Leaders Place Hopes in Farm Reforms

Government offers cheap loans and tax-free fertiliser, but farmers say it isn't enough.

10 Jun 11

Drought Alarm in Turkmenistan

7 Jun 11

Afghan Taxes Squeezing Poorest

Import duties simply translate into punitive prices while local businesses get away with unpaid taxes, experts say.

6 Jun 11

Fertiliser Ban Hits Afghan Farmers

Ammonium nitrate banned because of its use as explosive, but orchard owners say their trees are starved of nutrients.

2 Jun 11

Bridge connecting Afghanistan with Uzbekistan at Hairatan, which is also the location of a refinery processing oil extracted inside the country. (Photo: US Air Force by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail)

Bridge connecting Afghanistan with Uzbekistan at Hairatan, which is also the location of a refinery processing oil extracted inside the country. (Photo: US Air Force by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail)

Oiling Wheels in Afghanistan

Neighbouring states may be unhappy to see Afghans producing and refining their own oil.

1 Jun 11

Central Asia Seeks Road South

25 May 11

Mass Trial for Cotton Fraud in Turkmenistan

21 May 11

Privatisation Worries in Kyrgyzstan

20 May 11

Batumi is a major port on the Black Sea but many Georgian sailors venture much further onto the high seas. (Photo: Giorgi Kupatadze)

Batumi is a major port on the Black Sea but many Georgian sailors venture much further onto the high seas. (Photo: Giorgi Kupatadze)

Georgian Sailors Brave Piracy, Bureaucracy

Black Sea sailors take their chances on the high seas.

13 May 11

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