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Inside the valley of fear; Tension in Central Asia.(Uzbekistan's government confronts the militants in the Fergana valley)(terrorist threat in Uzbekistan)(Brief Article)
The Economist (US); 11/10/2001; 665 words
; ... government confronts the militants THE Fergana valley is sometimes called the tinderbox ... For Uzbekistan's government, the Fergana valley is a big worry. The Soviet Union ... Tajikistan, which share parts of the Fergana valley. The group is accused of having ...
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The World Bank is set to almost double aid to Kyrgyzstan in order to reduce the danger from radioactive-waste sites that threaten Central Asia's densely populated Fergana Valley.(Kyrgyzstan)(Brief Article)
Geographical; 7/1/2004; Amodeo, Christian; 87 words
; ... sites that threaten Central Asia's densely populated Fergana Valley. Kyrgyzstan inherited several radioactive dumps from ... Mayluu-Suu could contaminate water resources in the valley, which is shared by two other former Soviet republics ...
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Amid reforms, Muslims still under fire in Fergana Valley: Critics say that Uzbek government policies are pushing even moderates toward radicalism.(World)
The Christian Science Monitor; 7/19/2002; 1196 words
; ... region. The crucible of that radicalism is the fertile Fergana Valley, ringed by jagged mountain ridges, and bordered by ... states - Uzbekistan, Kyrgystan, and Tajikistan. The Fergana Valley has a centuries-long tradition of independent Islamic ...
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Clean-up for Fergana refinery, Uzbekistan.
Haznews; 5/1/1999; 345 words
; ... for the rehabilitation of the Fergana oil refinery of Uzbekneftegaz ... Uzbekistan. The refinery is in the Fergana Valley, some 240 km east of Tashkent ... densely populated part of the Fergana Valley . The EBRD told HAZNEWS that ...
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Central Asian Violence Spurs Russian Exodus;Colonists Abandoning Uzbekistan Valley Series: SOVIET UNION; INDEPENDENCE Series Number: 2/2
The Washington Post; 11/2/1990; Michael Dobbs; 2093 words
; ... region over the last two years. The Fergana valley first hit the headlines in June ... getting underway in places like the Fergana valley. "England has given up its colonies ... violence first erupted in the Fergana valley in 1989. He recently returned ...
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Into the Valley
The World Today; 8/1/2007; Nixey, James; 776 words
; Some say the Fergana Valley is a hotbed of extremism. But ... relations perspective, is the Fergana Valley region-a recent destination ... bought single air tickets to Fergana, the next major town down the valley and the capital of the whole ...
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Valley of trouble: Central Asia.
The Economist (US); 8/29/1992; 387 words
; IN THE Fergana valley, which runs through ... influence is the populous Fergana valley. Anyone in the Fergana seeking to make trouble ... 10m workforce in the valley is unemployed. Many ... other towns of the valley there are not enough ...
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Islamic warriors strike at Russia's flanks UZBEKISTAN Soaring peaks and deserted valleys of three central Asian states provide perfect terrain for well-armed guerrillas
The Independent - London; 9/26/2000; Patrick Cockburn in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 895 words
; ... plains of the heavily populated Fergana valley, where it can use its armour against ... to Tajikistan in 1992 from the Fergana valley, a region long regarded as something ... guerrillas have to cross to reach the Fergana valley. But President Karimov has two ...
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In the valley of the dictator
Mother Jones; 5/1/2003; Brzezinski, Matthew; 792 words
; ... Hizb-ut Tahir, a banned Islamic organization that has sprung from the picturesque but heroin-plagued plains of the Fergana Valley, near the Kyrgyz border. The men were called on to read their confessions, which they had already signed while being ...
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Letter From Uzbekistan.(Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan )
The Nation; 1/21/2002; Khatchadourian, Raffi; 1645 words
; ... overland route into Central Asia's Fergana Valley is the two-lane A373 highway in ... designed to correct: Central Asia's Fergana Valley may very well be the crucible ... rampant. Even within the devout Fergana Valley, Namangan is regarded as a place ...
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