US Set for Long Stay in Central Asia
The US has said it won't contribute to the Afghan peacekeeping force, but it is stepping up military deployment elsewhere in the region.
21 Feb 05
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan: Calls for End to Mine Policy Rejected
Tashkent is to continue mining its borders even though the threat from Islamic militants appears to have diminished significantly.
21 Feb 05
Peshawar Smuggling Boom
Roaring smuggling trade across Afghan border keep Peshawar markets humming.
21 Feb 05
Race Against Time to Destroy Locust Menace
A plague of locusts is threatening to devastate large swathes of farmland, just as tens of thousands of refugees return from exile.
21 Feb 05
Compromise Key to Loya Jirga Success
Delegates to the Afghan grand assembly must strike a balance between democracy and stability otherwise it could serve to divide the Afghan nation once again.
21 Feb 05
Tbilisi and Baku Quarrel Over Cargos
Georgian businessmen hit by a row over whether freight cars from Azerbaijan are destined for Armenia
8 Dec 04
Ossetia Refuses to Disarm
Tensions remain high in heavily armed North Ossetia, where few trust the authorities to keep the peace.
13 Oct 04
Meskhetians Head for America
Some of the world’s most displaced people have left southern Russia for Philadelphia.
11 Aug 04
Meskhetians Make a New Life in Georgia
A small group of Meskhetian Turks have made their home in Georgia, barely noticed by their neighbours.
9 Oct 03
Drugs Traders Exploit Dagestan
Small republic increasingly powerless to withstand surge in heroin trafficking.
29 Aug 03
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