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Disputes - international:
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cotton monoculture in Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan creates water-sharing difficulties for Amu Darya river states; field demarcation of the boundaries with Kazakhstan commenced in 2005, but Caspian seabed delimitation remains stalled with Azerbaijan, Iran, and Kazakhstan due to Turkmenistan's indecision over how to allocate the sea's waters and seabed; bilateral talks continue with Azerbaijan on dividing the seabed and contested oilfields in the middle of the Caspian |
Refugees and internally displaced persons:
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refugees (country of origin): 11,173 (Tajikistan); less than 1,000 (Afghanistan) (2007) |
Trafficking in persons:
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current situation: Turkmenistan is a source country for men and women subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; women from Turkmenistan are subjected to forced prostitution in Turkey, and men and women from Turkmenistan are subjected to conditions of forced labor in Turkey, including in textile sweatshops, construction sites, and in domestic servitude; Turkmen trafficking victims were also identified for the first time in Russia, the United Kingdom, and within Turkmenistan
tier rating: Tier 3 - although the government continued discussions with IOM on providing shelter space, it did not fulfill its commitment to allocate financial or in-kind assistance to anti-trafficking organizations; the government did not show any significant efforts to investigate and prosecute trafficking crimes or to identify and protect victims of trafficking (2011) |
Illicit drugs:
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transit country for Afghan narcotics bound for Russian and Western European markets; transit point for heroin precursor chemicals bound for Afghanistan |
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