Afghan Opposition Advance on Kabul
The battle for Kabul has begun. Thirty-seven days after the US bombing of Afghanistan began, the whole political, strategic and diplomatic map of the country has changed.
21 Feb 05
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Facing Ethnic Division?
The "Balkanisation" of Afghanistan is now a distinct possibility, as Afghan opposition commanders take charge of their old fiefdoms.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyz Police Demoralised
Underpaid and poorly resourced, Kyrgyz police are leaving the force in droves.
21 Feb 05
Pashtun Backlash
Pashtuns in northern Pakistan angered by the ill-treatment and disappearance of locals who volunteered for the Taleban are taking it out on Afghan refugees sheltering in the region.
21 Feb 05
Afghan Anarchy Fears
If Afghan parties, meeting next week for talks about the future of their country, fail to achieve a speedy political settlement there could be a return to the anarchy of the early Nineties.
21 Feb 05
Karimov Critic Arrested in Prague
Human rights activists fear the arrest of a prominent Uzbek opposition leader will be ignored by the international community.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Wartime Property Dispute
Legacy of the civil war rears its head as former refugees come back and win back homes, evicting the people living there.
21 Feb 05
Afghan Refugees Stranded
There's growing concern over the fate of Afghan refugees marooned on the border with Tajikistan
21 Feb 05
Afghan Education Challenge
The new authorities in Kabul face a huge challenge rebuilding an education system destroyed by years of conflict
21 Feb 05
Uzbek Airbase Protests
Travel restrictions and land disputes have led to growing tensions among Kahanabad airbase residents.
21 Feb 05
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