Lost Tajik Generation
Lack of education and employment opportunities consign Tajikistan's youth to the scrap heap
Lack of education and employment opportunities consign Tajikistan's youth to the scrap heap
The country's strategic importance in war on terror bolstered its bid to join the alliance.
A quarrel between Georgians and Abkhaz over seizure of a Turkish trawler has put sea trade with the unrecognised republic under scrutiny.
Arrest of senior official over alleged involvement in human trafficking sparks claims that other leading figures may be involved in the racket.
Aggrieved by growing US criticism of his regime, Nazarbaev is transferring his affections to Moscow.
Government allegations that ministers were involved in a coup plot suggests that an apparently monolithic ruling elite is in fact fragmented.
Deputies and activists claim that the authorities are trying to intimidate them into silence.
Officials convene emergency meeting to manage what may be a difficult transition following the death of President Saparmurat Niazov.
Officials convene emergency meeting to manage what may be a difficult transition.
Proposed legislation would make it harder for smaller faith groups to operate.