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May the Best Village Win

Local boys wrestle to defend their village’s honour in an age-old tradition.

Between the Taleban and NATO

Refugees from the fighting in Sangin gather in the provincial capital.

Private Schooling in Lashkar Gah

New schools fill a gap left by the dilapidated state system.

Helicopter Noise Pollution

Low-flying aircraft over Lashkar Gah are a source of irritation to locals.

Austria Joins Queue for Oil and Gas Deals

Italian Premier to Intervene in Kashagan Row

Back to Square One as Kyrgyz Constitution is Scrapped

Economic Reform Plans Too Vague

Cleaning up the Kura

The major river in the southern Caucasus seems to be everyone’s dumping ground.

Monastery Divides Georgia and Azerbaijan

Suggestions that cave monastery could be shared provoke opposition in Georgia