Tajik Metal Thieves Cause Havoc
Residents suffer traffic accidents and power cuts as criminals strip transport and power infrastructure.
20 Nov 05
China
A Shock to the System for Kyrgyzstan's Neighbours
The revelation that a well-ensconced government could fall so fast is cause for alarm or delight, depending which side you are on in the Central Asian republics.
20 Nov 05
Is Drug Trade on Tajik-Afghan Border Set to Expand?
Some believe Russian troops’ departure from Afghan frontier will boost drug trade, but others say trafficking was rampant anyway.
20 Nov 05
Sad Fate of Tajik Orphans
Poverty and bureaucracy frustrate efforts to find homes for orphans and abandoned children.
20 Nov 05
Kyrgyzstan: Chinese Merchants Consider Options
So many traders lost goods to looting and arson in March that some are considering pulling out of the Kyrgyz market.
20 Nov 05
Tajiks, Kyrgyz Play Politics on Andijan
Tashkent’s neighbours had little choice but to support its recent violent suppression of dissent in the east of the country.
20 Nov 05
Uzbeks Back Away From America
A once close relationship is souring rapidly as the Uzbek leadership rejects the United States’ right to ask what happened in Andijan.
20 Nov 05
Comment: Multiple Headaches for New Kyrgyz Leader
A former minister sees huge challenges awaiting the president whom voters will pick on July 10.
20 Nov 05
Landslide Win for New Kyrgyz Leader
Most observers believe the election was largely fair, although the losing candidates from the “new opposition” dispute Kurmanbek Bakiev's overwhelming victory.
20 Nov 05
Special Report: Central Asian Neighbours Close Ranks
Regional leaders join China and Russia in stressing the need for US bases to close, and for external forces to stop meddling.
20 Nov 05
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