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01 Jan 2000

China + 8 others
A Tangle of Nations and Conflicts

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— Le Monde diplomatique
National, bilateral and multilateral conflicts overlap in Central Asia. Moscow's influence has waned, especially in Afghanistan, where the Taliban came to power with the support of Washington. In the east and south, the various border disputes between India, China and Pakistan make the region even more dangerous, because of the presence of nuclear weapons.
Sources : The Military Balance 1999-2000, IISS, Brassey's, London, 1999; The World Bank Atlas 1999-2000, World Bank, Washington, 1999.
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01 Dec 1999

Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan - TRACECA Routes

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— Transport Corridor Europe Caucasus Asia
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Original map by Magellan GeographixSM Santa Barbara (1994), updated in December 1999 by D.Feldheim & M.Graille for the TRACECA PROGRAMME of the European Commission.
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19 Jul 1999

Kazakhstan + 3 others
"Carry on camping " for children in Russia

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— IFRC
Marina Suslova of the Russian Red Cross is radiant at the end of her inaugural experiment. From 23 June to 13 July "forced migrant" and refugee children joined with local kids at a summer camp in Ivanovo, four hours north-east of Moscow.
Ethnically Russian, these 155 children carry the stigma of not being "real" Russian, as they were born in former Soviet republics such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The status of "forced migrant" is awarded by the Russian government.

"They don't really know where they

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18 Jun 1999

Afghanistan + 4 others
Five Central Asian countries at risk of flood from world's largest dam

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— UN Department of Public Information
Experts Urge Preparation to Avert Worst Natural Disaster
International experts just returned from Tajikistan have concluded that early warning systems and preparedness for a breach of the Sarez Dam in the remote Pamir Mountains of Central Asia could mitigate what is potentially the worst natural disaster in human history. Scientists believe that whilst a total breach of the 17 cubic kilometre-capacity dam is unlikely, even an overtopping caused by a landslide into the lake would destroy the lives and livelihoods of tens of thousands,

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