Tashkent Show Trials
Human rights groups say a series of Tashkent show trials are a stunt aimed at exaggerating the threat posed by Muslim extremists
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan
Shanghai Five To Be Transformed
Uzbekistan to join new body to tackle instability in the region
21 Feb 05
Bishkek Landmine Fears
Kyrgyzstan claims Uzbek landmines are endangering the lives of frontier communities.
21 Feb 05
No End to Afghan Fighting
Afghanistan is bracing itself for yet more fighting as the Taliban and the Northern Alliance shun peace talks.
21 Feb 05
Kyrgyz Tourist Drive 'Flops'
Bishkek struggles to persuade foreigners to visit the country
21 Feb 05
Violence Plagues Kofarnikhon
Four years after the end of the Tajik civil war, Kofarnikhon is still blighted by gun battles
21 Feb 05
Tajik Violence May Threaten Aid
Dushanbe fears downturn in aid after renewed clashes between security forces and criminal groups
21 Feb 05
Lost Tajik Generation
Lack of education and employment opportunities consign Tajikistan's youth to the scrap heap
21 Feb 05
Tajik Crackdown on Rebels
Government forces have lost patience with criminal gangs operating near the capital Dushanbe
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan: Downpours Bring More Misery
After three years of drought, torrential rain and locusts have destroyed thousands of acres of crops, heaping more problems on the country's desperate citizens.
21 Feb 05
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