Latest posts by Adil Nurmakov from April, 2008
Turkmenistan: Tragedy on the border
Maciula writes about cases of human rights violations on the Turkmen-Uzbek and Turkmen-Kazakh borders.
Kazakhstan: Alleged Newspaper Attack
Zhanna_Zhukova reports on an alleged attack in which shots were fired through the windows of the Taszharghan newspaper in Almaty.
Central Asia: “I Dream of the Stans”
Pathrick Frost informs the readers that the New York City’s Winkleman Gallery is currently exhibiting seven media projects called “I Dream of the Stans: New Central Asian Video.”
Afghanistan: Misleading Points on Drugs
Barnett R. Rubin continues to analyze the public and international debates on the possible strategies of counter-narcotics activity in Afghanistan.
Turkmenistan: Unused Potential
Maciula writes about the tourism in Turkmenistan as an unused — but potentially very important element of the Turkmen economy.
Afghanistan: Insurgent Attacks up in 2008
Barnett R. Rubin posts charts comparing the total number of “security incidents” originated by Taliban/anti-government elements (TB/AGE) in Afghanistan for the first 13 weeks of 2008 compared to the first...
Afghanistan: Kochi Nomads Are Headache for Locals
Hadi1121 tells about Kochi — millions of nomads spread across South Western Pakistan, Eastern Iran, and Afghanistan — who come to Central Afghanistan every spring and arbitrarily make their homes...
Kyrgyzstan: Women’s Club Lobbies for Legalization of Prostitution
Elena reports about the decision by the women’s political club of Kyrgyzstan to submit for consideration in parliament the question of legalising commercial sex.
Turkmenistan: Delhi increasingly active towards Ashgabat
Maciula reports on India’s Vice President’s visit to the Turkemenistan's capital city Ashgabat and the signing of the Indian-Turkmen memorandum on co-operation in the energy sector.
Central Asia: ADB Report and Economic Trends
Patrick Frost reviews the Asian Development Bank's 2008 report, which poits at a downward macroeconomic trend, skyrocketing food and energy costs and foresees double-digit rates of inflation.
Afghanistan: Blogging Workshop
Nasim Fekrat posts pictures of the first blogging seminar in Kabul, organized by the Afghan Association of Blog Writers and hel by the author.
Kyrgyzstan: Parliament Speaker Says No Accountability Is Necessary
The Azamat Report informs readers that Kyrgyzstan's Parliament Speaker Adaham Madumarov, also leader of pro-presidential Ak Jol Party, said that the Central Election Commission does not have to report to...
Kazakhstan: Police Wants Cooperation with Church
Lena reports that the Kazakhstan Ministry of Internal Affairs is seeking cooperation with Muslim and Orthodox Christian officials in crime prevention.
Afghanistan: Lack of Capacity in Counter-Drugs Strategies
Barnett Rubin analyzes why many of internationally accepted standards and practices of community's capacity builing do not work very well in Afghanistan, and says that they presuppose a set of...
Kazakhstan: Government Introduces Oil Export Tax
Adam reports that Kazakhstan will impose a crude export duty of $109.91 per tonne from May in a move to solve fiscal challenges, stabilize domestic oil products prices and manage...
Kazakhstan: Children of Autocrats
Steve LeVine opines that the alleged birth of an extramarital son to the Kazakhstan's oil tycoon and presiential son-in-law Timur Kulibayev, as well as a London-based socialite raises questions on...
Kyrgyzstan: Opposition Convention on April 12
Elena considers whether Kyrgyz social action group “For Justice” will hold a popular convention on April 12, as it intends to. They accuse the government of putting obstacles in the...
Turkmenistan: Old-Type Markets To Be Closed
Maciula considers reports that open-air market in Ashgabat, the capital city of Turkmenistan, is to be replaced with a modern trade centre by 2010. He also posts some pictures of...
Turkmenistan: Welcoming Investors
Maciula discusses the new law on foreign investments adopted last time in Turkmenistan concluding that main aim of the Turkmen authorities is to change the image of Turkmenistan on the...
Kazakhstan: New U.S. Ambassador Coming
KZBlog reports that Richard Hoagland has been nominated by President Bush to replace John Ordway as Ambassador to Kazakhstan. Hoagland is currently serving in the U.S. Embassy to Turkmenistan and...
Afghanistan: TV Soap Operas Banned
Sanjar reports that the Minister of Information and Culture of Afghanistan has ordered several private TV stations to stop broadcasting popular soap operas that allegedly contain “offensive” and “un-Islamic” scenes.
