Suicide bomber kills 16 in Afghanistan Nov 21, 2009
Separately, NATO said Afghan and international forces killed a man in Takhar province in northern Afghanistan on Friday believed to be an operative with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan who was responsible for financing militant activities and transporting foreign fighters into the region ... According to NATO, there has been an increase in the number of Uzbek fighters in the ranks of the Taliban in northern Afghanistan from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. (MSNBC -- International)
We got robbed: Irish demand replay with France Nov 20, 2009
In 2005, FIFA invalidated the result of a World Cup qualifier between Uzbekistan and Bahrain following a referee s critical error. Trapattoni appeared to immediately undercut that appeal by offering his own assessment of FIFA politics. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Key facts and figures on Afghanistan Nov 19, 2009
Afghanistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia which shares borders with Iran, Pakistan, China, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Hamid Karzai has led the country since 2001, when U.S.-backed Afghan forces ended the five-year rule of the austere Islamist Taliban movement. (AlertNet)
Paying Off The Warlords Nov 18, 2009
The initial 220 kilovolt power line from Uzbekistan -- a $35 million project -- follows the same path as Zahid Walid's diesel trucks over the Hindu Kush. The comparison, however, ends there. (CBS News)
Soprano family values Nov 10, 2009
Letters received at various UN missions and the Consulate General of Uzbekistan triggered a huge emergency response. Latest News. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Afghan villagers say airstrike kills 9 civilians Nov 6, 2009
Defense Ministry spokesman Zaher Ezimi said the Afghan Army carried out a joint operation with NATO troops in the northern province of Kunduz, killing 15 insurgents, including four foreign fighters from Uzbekistan. There were no injuries on the Afghan Army side, he said. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Women Say More About an Economy Than Money Does Oct 30, 2009
fell five places to 59, putting it behind Uzbekistan. Its a sobering reminder that 12 years after the Asian crisis, Southeast Asias second-biggest economy focuses too much on headline gross domestic product figures, not enough on empowering the masses. (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Saudi-Iranian hostility hits boiling point Oct 21, 2009
His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Copyright 2009 Asia Times Online (Holdings) Ltd. All rights reserved. (Asia Times Online)
Skinner: Nobel award recognizes U.S. dominance Oct 13, 2009
The very next day, the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) put the matter more starkly as they concluded their summit: "The tendency towards true multipolarity is irreversible.". An increasing number of regional and international institutions with evolving memberships and leadership are multilateral. (CNN -- US)
World Reacts to Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Oct 10, 2009
relations with Russia and offer a fresh start to relations with the Muslim world, there is little so far to show for his fine words" Kind of says it all, right? by jameslouiky October 9, 2009 9:53 AM EDT Compare Obama's accomplishments to Reagan?s Obama freed 0 countries from tyranny, ended no war, brought no one together. Reagan Countries liberated from Communist tyranny during or shortly after RONALD REAGAN's presidency: Afghanistan Albania Angola Bulgaria Cambodia Czechoslovakia East Germany... (CBS News)
Suicide Bomber Kills 2 in U.S. Convoy Oct 3, 2009
"Genghis Khan?s intention was not primarily to loot, but to destroy the enemy. The real reason why the Mongol horsemen made their way from Mongolia and started rolling back the Muslims from areas which are today known as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, finally reaching Iran, Iraq, and Syria lay in the subterfuge, savage cruelty and other foul tactics which the Muslims had used to convert the Turks and Mongols to Islam This had led to a gradual accumulation of bitterness and a... (CBS News)
Stay and fight or cut and run? Sep 24, 2009
Rupert Cornwell: Has America reached the turning point in Afghanistan. - Rupert Cornwell, Commentators - The Independent. (The Drudge Report)
Teenage racists jailed in Russia Sep 23, 2009
The victims were from China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. They were attacked in February and March 2008. (BBC News -- Europe)
Danish soldier killed in southern Afghanistan Sep 19, 2009
As of Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at least 757 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department ... As of Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, at least 756 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
A dangerous new Afghan road opens Sep 18, 2009
South of the border with Uzbekistan lies volatile Balkh province ... President Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan is particularly in demand for his country to be used for bases and as a transit route for supplies going to Afghanistan ... In Kunduz, local Taliban and allied Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan fighters threaten to split Balkh and Samangan provinces from the still-peaceful Takhar and the remote Badakhshan provinces on Kunduz's eastern flank. (Asia Times Online)
Why the US is afraid of 'Afghanization' Sep 12, 2009
His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Sep 10, '09). (Asia Times Online)
Afghan war reaches a tipping point Sep 9, 2009
Afghan Defense Ministry spokesmen have confirmed the arrest of foreign nationals in Kunduz and have speculated that cadres of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan are involved. If so, it goes to underscore that there is a grand Taliban/al-Qaeda design towards the Central Asian region, especially towards Uzbekistan, which has been cozying up to the US lately ... His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Asia Times Online)
US steps up its Central Asian tango Aug 25, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Central Asian News and current affairs, Russia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan ... With the signing of military agreement between the United States and Uzbekistan at Tashkent last Thursday by the US Central Command chief General David Petraeus and Uzbek Defense Minister Kabul Berdiyev, Uzbekistan's geopolitical positioning has phenomenally shifted ... The embassy sidestepped Russian press reports that the US was seeking military bases in Uzbekistan, saying the information regarding... (Asia Times Online)
Seven steps to peace in Afghanistan Aug 22, 2009
But they are gearing their activities for the Central Asian republics of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Americans realize that they have to move quickly," Rehami said. "After last year [talks involving the Taliban in the Saudi city of Mecca] a regular dialogue process started and we opened up channels of communication with the Taliban. (Asia Times Online)
* US tests system to break down foreign Web censorship Aug 15, 2009
In addition to China and Iran, targets for the FOE technology include Myanmar, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam, he said. Berman, however, said there would be modest filtering of pornography on the system. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Afghan race becomes Karzai's cliffhanger Aug 15, 2009
Sizeable numbers of "foreign fighters" have moved northward with the intent of reaching the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan ... His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Asia Times Online)
U.S. Worried About Drivers Who Text Aug 5, 2009
As of Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at least 686 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EDT.. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Refugees tell of new life in U.S. Aug 4, 2009
Her family is originally from Uzbekistan, but moved to Russia in 1989. Without a Russian passport, they couldnt attend college or a university, she said. (The Herald-Mail Online)
China dips its toe in the Black Sea Aug 1, 2009
"The terrorists are quietly trying to take cover in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan ... They've lived in Afghanistan for a long time," as Tajik Interior Minister Abdurakhim Kakhkharov put it recently ... From various accounts, militant elements from Russia's North Caucasus, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang are linking up ... Interestingly, the renewed spurt of unrest in Central Asia (including Xinjiang) - which Russian intelligence has been anticipating since end-2008 - is... (Asia Times Online)
Russia signs deal to open 2nd base in Kyrgyzstan Aug 1, 2009
Media reports have suggested a base could be set up in Batken province, near the border with Uzbekistan. That is on the fringe of the Ferghana Valley region that spreads across Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, an area that has been an incubator of Islamic militancy over the past decade ... Kremlin officials say the base would be used by a rapid-reaction force being formed by the Russian-dominated CSTO. Other organization members are Armenia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Afghan, Pakistani conflicts spilling into Central Asian states? Jul 31, 2009
The Interior Ministry said they were "active members of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) [who] participated in the fights against the coalition forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan and against government forces in Pakistan's region of Waziristan." The US lists the IMU as a terrorist group. In a faceoff Wednesday, the government claimed it had killed an IMU leader, Nemat Azizov. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Russia Wants 2nd Base In Kyrgyzstan Jul 30, 2009
Other CSTO members are Armenia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan ... That is on the fringe of the Ferghana Valley region that spreads across Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, an area that has been an incubator of Islamic militancy over the past decade. (CBS News -- World)
New fiber-optic network brings digital era to Afghanistan Jul 29, 2009
The fiber-optic cables run to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, linking Afghanistan by land to the global Internet for the first time ... The second connection, to Uzbekistan, was completed earlier this month. (Christian Science Monitor)
Poll analysis Jul 24, 2009
Among the others standing are the Libertarian Party, the Monster Raving Loony Party and Britain's former Ambassador to Uzbekistan who's standing as an anti-sleaze candidate. Most will be grateful simply for an opportunity to air their views and gain some limited publicity. (BBC News -- UK)
Aid helicopter shot down in Afghanistan Jul 15, 2009
As of Monday, at least 660 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan since the war began in 2001, according to the Defense Department. Of those, the military says 492 were killed by hostile action. (MSNBC -- International)
Will Nabucco pipeline deal free Europe from Russian gas? Jul 14, 2009
A main unanswered question is whether governments and energy fields in the supply states of Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan can or will reliably divvy up and deliver gas over time. There's an expected intense bidding war, in some cases over gas fields whose yields are not yet concretely confirmed. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
US Military Deaths In Afghanistan Region At 657 Jul 13, 2009
(AP) As of Saturday, July 11, 2009, at least 657 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.. (CBS News -- World)
Blast kills 25 in Afghanistan, many of them children Jul 11, 2009
Their deaths brought to at least 647 the number of U.S. service members who have died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan since the war began in 2001. Of those, at least 480 were killed in combat. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Africa: What is America's Agenda? [analysis] Jul 9, 2009
That is why former President George W Bush maintained close contacts with Uzbekistan, despite the very poor human rights record of its leader Islam Karimov who heads a strategically important country in a volatile region of the world. There is also another quiet possible reason for the choice of Ghana for President Obama's first visit to the continent in which his father was born. (allAfrica.com)
Central Asia Jul 5, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Central Asian News and current affairs, Russia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan ... As Pakistan and Afghanistan continue efforts to push the Taliban out of their borders, Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are stepping up security efforts in the fear the escaping militants will head for these territories ... Former Soviet republic Uzbekistan may have somewhat recovered from the post-dissolution economic crash that hit many of its counterparts, but... (Asia Times Online)
Greater China Jul 5, 2009
This follows similar initiatives with Russian energy giants and the financing of a gas pipeline from Turkmenistan via Uzbekistan to China. The global financial crisis has provided cash-rich Beijing with opportunity, and it is grasping it with gusto. (Asia Times Online)
Obamas Middle East Challenge Part II Jul 1, 2009
Dilip Hiro s latest book is Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey and Iran, published by Overlook Press, New York. Rights. (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
Kevin McClintock: Target Iran Iraq insurgency serves as inspiration for future Arab conflict Jun 27, 2009
Attack prongs would initiate west from Iraq and east from Afghanistan, with air elements launched from Turkey, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and new bases recently built in the former Soviet nations of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. Unless Obama was to initiate a draft an unpopular move that hasn't been implemented since the 1960s an invasion of Iran would either have to wait until the current Taliban-led insurgency in neighboring Afghanistan has been quelled or its ranks padded by... (Medfield Press, MA)
Tell us about your summer job Jun 26, 2009
Other color changes that did not work out, i.e. Belarus, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan (all in 2004) were not reported on (deleted as news items). The South American oil producing country of Venezuelas 2005 Marigold Revolution and then 2007 and again 2008 ones, all not producing the regime change were in contrast to the other failed revolutions were much reported on in US media. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
'Color' revolution fizzles in Iran Jun 23, 2009
" At the end of it all, the international community can only heave a sigh of relief that while this complex and extremely confusing political drama unfolded, George W Bush was no more in the White House in Washington. United States President Barack Obama could grasp the subtleties of the situation and adopted a well-thought-out, measured policy and broadly stuck to it despite apparent pressure from conservatives. His remarks have not even remotely called into question Ahmadinejad's locus... (Asia Times Online)
Iranian footballers show support for protests, political opposition Jun 18, 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's leading newspaper. (Top) Iran's national football team players pose during the 2010 FIFA World Cup Asia group 2 qualifying match against South Korea in Seoul, and (bottom) Ali Mohammad Karimi, once called Asia's Maradona, gestures during the game. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Iran and Russia nip at US global dominance Jun 17, 2009
The six-member SCO, founded in 2001, has grown rapidly into a key political and economic alliance, which has successfully moved to oust United States military bases from member states Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and is angling for a much wider role in regional affairs. The group comprises Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Kazakhstan. (Christian Science Monitor)
Iran president visits Russia despite protests Jun 16, 2009
Besides Russia and China, the SCO groups the ex-Soviet Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. (Additional reporting by Chris Buckley, editing by Angus MacSwan). (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Ahmadinejad attends Russia summit Jun 16, 2009
Other members are the Central Asian republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The two-day summit is being attended by Chinese leader Hu Jintao and high-level delegations from India, Pakistan and Mongolia, who enjoy an observer status in the group. (India Times, India)
Electric dream Jun 16, 2009
All of these changes have been brought about by a deal struck earlier this year between the Afghan finance ministry and the government of neighbouring Uzbekistan ... In the past, several neighbouring countries - including Pakistan, Iran, and Uzbekistan - that also rely on the water from these rivers have blocked such initiatives. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Defiant Ahmadinejad joins Russia summit Jun 16, 2009
Along with the two giants, the group also includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Iran has in the past expressed interest in becoming a full member and currently has observer status. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Shanghai group leaders open talks Jun 16, 2009
The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) brings together Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India, Pakistan, Iran and Mongolia later joined as observer members. (BBC News -- Europe)
Unorthodox views Jun 16, 2009
His family left Bukhara, in modern Uzbekistan, about 400 years ago, and has been living in the same house in the Old City ever since. Sheikh Bukhari admits that he often finds opposition within his own community. (BBC News -- Africa)
Whoa … that’s one way to end an investigation May 24, 2009
We ve supported some pretty ugly guys, and still do (Uzbekistan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia come to mind). Some of it is probably in our national interest but it s still good ammo for people who don t like us. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
From Albania, freed Guantnamo prisoner watches detainee debate unfold May 23, 2009
Of the 241 inmates still in Guantnamo, the US says that roughly 60 including the 17 remaining Uighurs, as well as detainees from Libya, Uzbekistan, and Algeria cannot be returned to their home country because they risk persecution at the hands of local authorities. "The remaining Uighurs would pose a threat to no one, and Abu Baker is an example," Willet says, referring to Qassim. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Central Asia to hold water summit Apr 28, 2009
The three downstream states Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan need large amounts of water to irrigate their cotton and for other agricultural industries ... Uzbekistan fiercely opposes these projects saying the construction of hydropower stations and new damns would reduce the flow of water for cotton irrigation. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
The leader of the Pakistani Taliban vows to strike America Apr 9, 2009
Hundreds of young jihadists from the Gulf states, Central Asia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Chechnya have also joined Mehsud's group. This has led to the development of the world's most important training center for international terrorism in Waziristan. (Salon)
Book Review: 'Wars, Guns and Votes' Mar 23, 2009
The result is an embrace of "democracy" by such authoritarian leaders as Vladimir Putin of Russia, Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia, Islam Karimov of Uzbekistan, Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria and Mwai Kibaki of Kenya. They all have used some combination of violence, fraud and repression to ensure that elections do not threaten their grasp on power. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Libel tourism: The globalization of censorship Mar 12, 2009
Alisher Usmanov, a Kremlin-friendly, Uzbek-born metals magnate, used English law to silence the voice of Craig Murray, Britain's former ambassador to Uzbekistan. Murray, an outspoken critic of his own government's policies, wrote in his memoirs about Usmanov's business activities. (International Herald Tribune)
Divided Ukraine skirting default Feb 27, 2009
Asia Times Online :: Central Asian News and current affairs, Russia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan. Central Asia. (Asia Times Online)
Don't push the reset button yet Feb 26, 2009
For years, both Russia and China pressured Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to close the U.S. bases. In 2005, Uzbekistan gave in, evicting the U.S. from the Karshi Khanabad air base. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Jewish-Arab Duo Faces Criticism Ahead Of Songfest Feb 20, 2009
Jewish-Arab Duo Fends Off Criticism Ahead Of European Song Competition. SHMURAT HASHARON, Israel, Feb. 20, 2009. (CBS News -- World)
Moscow again eyes Afghanistan 20 years after retreat Feb 16, 2009
What Russia fears is a revival of the multiple Islamist insurgencies, which it saw as emanating from Taliban-dominated Afghanistan, that nearly overwhelmed former Soviet Tajikistan and Uzbekistan during the 1990s. Militants trained in Afghanistan are also blamed by the Kremlin for turning the rebellious Russian province of Chechnya into an extremist outpost whose terrorists struck repeatedly in the center of Moscow. (Christian Science Monitor)
Israeli election muddies Obama's waters Feb 14, 2009
His assignments included the Soviet Union, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Germany, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kuwait and Turkey. (Copyright 2009 Asia Times Online (Holdings) Ltd. All rights reserved. (Asia Times Online)
Air base flap reflects tension over US presence in Central Asia Feb 8, 2009
The US may have other options including a supply route through Uzbekistan, for which a deal is said to be close ... One alternative under investigation is a supply route through Uzbekistan, say US officials ... The US had a military base in Uzbekistan until 2005, when the base known as "K2" was closed in retaliation for US protests of government handling of public protests. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
With attacks on Afghan supply lines in Pakistan, US turns to Uzbekistan Feb 8, 2009
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - Desperate for a new military supply route into Afghanistan, the US is quietly rebuilding ties with leaders of this Central Asian nation, despite its grim human rights record ... Uzbekistan evicted the US military in 2005 after Washington and other Western governments called for an inquiry into the reported massacre of hundreds of civilians during a protest in the city of Andijan ... But stalled relations have served neither Uzbekistan nor the West, says US Ambassador... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Central Asia hub Feb 7, 2009
Uzbekistan may agree to allow it to be used for non-military transports. 3. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
