Armenian leaders are hopeful, but cautious as they approach what could prove to be pivotal talks concerning the future of the Nagorno-Karabakh territory.
After decades of war, lawlessness and factional infighting, Northern Alliance leaders have agreed to take the first diplomatic steps toward the establishment of a broad-based provisional government in Afghanistan.
A 100-ton barge loaded with emergency relief supplies from three United Nations agencies cast off from a pier at the Uzbek port of Termez and slowly moved upstream through the muddy Amu Darya River on November 14, opening an important aid conduit between Uzbekistan and beleaguered Afghanistan.
Tajik and US experts are evaluating the suitability of military facilities in Tajikistan for hosting American armed forces. The assessment mission could open the way for the conduct of US strategic offensive operations from Central Asian bases against targets in neighboring Afghanistan.
