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Bridge connecting Afghanistan with Uzbekistan at Hairatan, which is also the location of a refinery processing oil extracted inside the country. (Photo: US Air Force by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail)

Bridge connecting Afghanistan with Uzbekistan at Hairatan, which is also the location of a refinery processing oil extracted inside the country. (Photo: US Air Force by Staff Sgt. Bradley Lail)

Oiling Wheels in Afghanistan

Neighbouring states may be unhappy to see Afghans producing and refining their own oil.

1 Jun 11

Central Asia Seeks Road South

25 May 11

Mass Trial for Cotton Fraud in Turkmenistan

21 May 11

Privatisation Worries in Kyrgyzstan

20 May 11

Batumi is a major port on the Black Sea but many Georgian sailors venture much further onto the high seas. (Photo: Giorgi Kupatadze)

Batumi is a major port on the Black Sea but many Georgian sailors venture much further onto the high seas. (Photo: Giorgi Kupatadze)

Georgian Sailors Brave Piracy, Bureaucracy

Black Sea sailors take their chances on the high seas.

13 May 11

Tajik Suicide Rate Driven Up by Hardship

4 May 11

Uneconomic Farming in Tajikistan

15 Apr 11

Uzbek Uranium Industry Hit by Japan Nuclear Crisis

15 Apr 11

Power Struggles in North Kyrgyzstan

14 Apr 11

Turkmenistan: Fishing in Troubled Waters

13 Apr 11

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