Caucasus

Counterfeit Currency Crisis

Forged notes flood Afghanistan as its people grapple with new currency.

21 Feb 05

Moneychangers feel the pinch after new currency introduced.

21 Feb 05

Farmers are still planting poppies across many provinces – and will continue to do so until compensation is offered.

21 Feb 05

Bored with turgid domestic television, Afghans rig up once-banned satellite dishes for some light relief.

21 Feb 05

Freezing winds lay waste to farmland around the capital.

21 Feb 05

Detention highlights the authorities’ growing suspicion towards some parts of the Muslim community in predominantly Christian North Ossetia.

17 Feb 05

A growing litany of complaints from Azerbaijanis employed by international companies in Baku.

17 Feb 05

President’s supporters appear unconcerned as two factions continue boycott in support of a referendum to oust him.

9 Feb 05

Rebels have offered a unilateral ceasefire, but Moscow and its local allies have rejected it outright

9 Feb 05

President Saakashvili has appointed a new prime minister to replace the late Zurab Zhvania, but filling the space he left will be more difficult.

9 Feb 05

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