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For many, Uzbekistan is an example of how a war on terrorism can be turned into something much more sinister. President Karimov claims to be waging a war on Islamic terrorism; we investigate the claim that he is more often waging a war on his own people, many of whom simply wish to worship outside state controls.
11 year-old Sharif is rushed into hospital, his body covered in blood. He and a friend had been playing with an unexploded shell when it detonated, causing them both horrendous injuries. He is one of many children who have been injured or even killed by the legacy of the American bombing.
With 38% of its population HIV positive, Botswana is facing a human and economic disaster.
The Turkish government has a heavy hand in religious practice within its borders. Muslims have severely restricted freedoms, a black mark against its international image.
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Africa suffers millions of preventable deaths. The price of drugs to cure or allay the symptoms of diseases such as AIDS and sleeping sickness are simply unaffordable for anyone living in poverty.
Those arrested had allegedly been part of an illegal brokering operation in which they 'cold called' potential investors with lures of fast money from glamour stocks. It was a classic example of what's known as a 'boiler room'. We piece together the Bangkok episode and follow the money trail to discover how the global economy can produce fraud on a worldwide scale.
Diversion of rivers to feed cotton plantations has led Uzbekistan's Aral Sea to all but disappear - with disastrous consequences for those living nearby.
The Taliban government has made clear that its job is fighting, not feeding. But with dwindling international interest and general donor fatigue more than a million people face famine. With rare access to remote parts of the Taliban state this report takes us to the world's most hungry, war weary people.
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