Marcel Theroux finds that government repression has driven young people towards joining the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and asks if the "War on Terror" will accelerate the process.
Juliana Ruhfus visits at a country blighted by war and poverty and ruled by warlords, and asks if America's attempts to control Islamic extremism in the country will only further radicalise its population.
Jonathan Miller finds that security forces have been committing human rights abuses against civilians in their attempts to suppress a rebel army fighting for independence.
