Defections Undermine Afghan Sports
After nine players abandon their football team during a tour of Italy, doubt is cast on whether teams will be invited to compete in western European countries again.
21 Feb 05
Central Asia
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
Investment Turn-off
Government plans to encourage foreign investment are hampered by, amongst other things, the absence of a private banking system and labyrinthine bureaucracy.
21 Feb 05
Bollywood, Afghan-style
Indian and Afghan filmmakers are back in Kabul, hoping to cash in on an audience starved of cinema.
21 Feb 05
Instability Threatens Reconstruction
Efforts to rebuild Afghanistan are being undermined by warlordism and the resurgence of the Taleban.
21 Feb 05
Grozny Haggles for Power
Plan to grant Chechen administration wide economic powers is still in first draft, but it is already under fire from all sides.
3 Feb 05
Azerbaijan's Passport Rush
Chaos and corruption as Azerbaijanis trade in their old identity documents.
19 Jan 05
The Cost of Uzbek White Gold
Child labor during the cotton harvest across Uzbekistan. Photographs by Thomas Grabka with a report by IWPR.
10 Dec 04
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
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