Latest posts by Adil Nurmakov from August, 2008
Kyrgyzstan: Uzbek language TV channels are at a risk of closure in Kyrgyzstan
Tolkun writes about the new language regulations for broadcast mass media in Kyrgyzstan and its possible effects on Uzbek language media of the country.
Tajikistan: Charity in the name of Olympic champion
Vadim reports that a Tajik businessman decided to establish a fund in the name of first Tajik Olympic medalist.
Tajikistan: First Olympic Medal Ever
Vadim reports that a Tajik judoka secured for Tajikistan its first Olympic medal.
Kyrgyzstan: Incident in the Prison
Elena publishes official information about the incident in a prison where 2 prison officials were killed by convicts in Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan: Senators, Breakfast and Weapons
Patrick Frost reviews the visit U.S. of Senate Majority leader Harry Reid and four other senators to Kyrgyzstan.
Afghanistan: Political Opposition Rally in Badakshan
Azar Balkhi reports on another rally of the emerging political opposition in Afghanistan that unites around Dr. Pedram, the leader of National Congress Party of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: Towards a Critical Situation
Nasim Fekrat opines that ecurity situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated rapidly in the recent days after the Taliban insurgents’ rocket attack on Kabul airport.
Afghanistan: Remembering The Bravest American Woman
Azar Balkhi publishes a remembrance post devoted to Nicole Dial, an American woman aid worker, one of three western females who were gunned down by the Talibans in Afganistan on August 13th.
Kazakhstan: Rumors and Crises
The Kazakhstani bloggers always closely keep an eye on the economic developments, justifyably linking the problems in development with shortcomings of the political system, poor governance and weak investments into human capital. What still causes sincere amazement in Kazakhstan is a Stoic serenity of the higher officials, responsible for the...
Mongolia: Engaging Citizens on human impact on ecosystems
RML reports that the Asia Foundation in Mongolia has launched “Securing our Future,” a program to engage citizens in resource use decision making that affects their lives.
Mongolia: Day of Fathers to be marked
RML says that Mongolian men work hard, drink hard, live hard, but recently proposed Day of Fathers could be a good step to raise the prestige of being a father, a good husband, and a good provider.
Kazakhstan: Morality Would Frown Upon
Adam posts a shocking story of the raping of a schoolgirl in a distant province and the failure of law enforcement bodies to investigate the case properly. The story was published in a Kazakh-language newspaper.
Tajikistan: Energy crisis repeated
Vadim reports that Tajikistan will not be able to avoid another harsh winter without electricity.
Uzbekistan: Singing in a problem
Libertad uploads a video of Uzbek schoolchildren singing old war-time Soviet song in a former shore of Aral Sea which is disappearing in the largest environmental catastrophe of the century.
Tajikistan: Saving Shughni Language
Ian tells how a group of scholars at the University of Kentucky is working on a grammar of Shughni language, spoken in the Badakhshan region of Tajikistan.
Kyrgyzstan: Friction Over Manas
Josh Foust says that Kyrgyz officials have confiscated dozens of weapons from a house rented by U.S. officials in Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.
Afghanistan: Police Training Course
The Rumi reports that the local authorities of Mazar-I-Sharif opened the first training course for female police in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan: A Social Force or Vacuum Filler
Sanjar from Afghanistan opines on the role and place of Taliban, saying that it is the harshest form of a resistance movement which is created when the country is in a political vacuum.
Afghanistan: Diaspora in Iran
The Rumi tells about Afghani refugees in Iran and a girl, who blogs in English about the life of diaspora.
Afghanistan: Karzai's Brother World's Biggest Heroin Supplier?
The Rumi reflects on Daily Mail's investigative article about drug trade in Afghanistan, according to which, Karzai’s brother Ezatullah Wasefi, currently head of the Afghan government's anti-corruption authority is the world’s biggest heroin contractor.
Afghanistan: Olympics Hopes
SunLeaf tells about Nesar Ahmad Bahawi, a 23-year-old sportsman, who will represent Afghanistan in this year’s Olympics.
