Analysts have long observed that Central Asian countries are
not seriously tackling the growing backlog of problems plaguing the
region, and recent events give cause for a gloomy outlook. Indeed, the
accumulated problems in the region threaten to boil over, opening up a
new phase in the region.
Last week a shootout at the Uzbek and Kyrgyz border resulted in casualties on both sides. It began as a simple argument with workers who were repairing a section of road on disputed territory. The cause of the incident is less important than how ready the border guards of the two neighboring countries were to open fire on each other. In Tajikistan, an anti-terrorist operation in the Pamir area undertaken by the authorities following the murder of a state security forces general, Abdullo Nazarov, escalated into a serious engagement with dozens of dead.
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Last week a shootout at the Uzbek and Kyrgyz border resulted in casualties on both sides. It began as a simple argument with workers who were repairing a section of road on disputed territory. The cause of the incident is less important than how ready the border guards of the two neighboring countries were to open fire on each other. In Tajikistan, an anti-terrorist operation in the Pamir area undertaken by the authorities following the murder of a state security forces general, Abdullo Nazarov, escalated into a serious engagement with dozens of dead.
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