Central Asia

15:40, january 11, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Phased withdrawal of CSTO peacekeepers from Kazakhstan will start in two days, Tokayev said Tuesday

Peacekeepers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) are set to withdraw from Kazakhstan.

10:39, january 11, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Tokayev describes recent unrest in Kazakhstan as unprecedented act of aggression and assault on Kazakhstan’s statehood

Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev yesterday held a virtual meeting with President of the European Council Charles Michel, the Kazakh president’s official website said, noting that the

10:22, january 11, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh authorities calling what occurred in Kazakhstan attempted coup

Authorities in Kazakhstan are calling what occurred in Kazakhstan an attempted coup at the feet of an international terrorist conspiracy.

17:39, january 10, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Chief of Zhambyl region police commits suicide, KNB colonel found dead in Nur-Sultan

Citing press center of the local authorities of Taraz, the administrative center of Zhambyl region, Interfax-Kazakhstan reported on January 10 that chief of Zhambyl region police, Major-General

10:17, january 10, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

164 people killed in Kazakhstan unrest

Kazakhstan media outlets, citing the country’s health ministry, report that at least 164 people have died in Kazakhstan during the recent unrest.

15:15, january 7, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Critical level of terrorism hazard introduced in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s republican task force for combating terrorism on January 6 has introduced a critical “red” level of terrorism hazard throughout the country.

11:46, january 7, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan to send 150 troops to Kazakhstan as a part of CSTO peacekeeping mission

Kyrgyzstan intends to send 150 troops to Kazakhstan as a part of a peacekeeping mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

09:57, january 7, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Dozens reportedly killed in Kazakhstan unrest

Media reports note that police in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty, said early on January 6 that dozens of rioters had been “liquidated” over the past day as demonstrators stormed

15:19, january 6, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Protest against sending Kyrgyz peacekeepers to Kazakhstan held in Bishkek

AKIPress reported on January 6 that a group of citizens has rallied outside the country’s parliament building in Bishkek in protest against sending Kyrgyz peacekeepers to Kazakhstan. .

10:33, january 6, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

CSTO accedes to Kazak president’s request for military assistance

The Russia-led regional security bloc will be sending peacekeeping forces, the first time in its history that its collective security provision has been exercised.

10:56, january 5, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan government resigns following fuel price protests

Kazakhstan government has resigned following fuel price protests.

12:19, january 4, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Demonstrators in Kazakhstan reportedly demand the resignation of the government

Media reports say hundreds of people in the western Kazakh region of Mangystau have protested for a second straight day against a sudden, dramatic hike in prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) used

11:47, january 4, 2022

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan and Afghanistan extend agreement on electricity deliveries to Afghanistan in 2022

Afghan media reports says Afghanistan’s power utility company (Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, or DBAS) announced in a statement released on December 31, 2021 that Uzbekistan has extended the

11:14, december 31, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz town near Tajik border renamed in nationalist gesture

Eurasianet says the president of Kyrgyzstan has ended the year on a populist crowd-pleasing note by ordering that a town in the country’s southwestern-most corner be renamed after a local

16:09, december 22, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Vulnerable families in Uzbekistan to receive US$75.00 each on the occasion of New Year’s Day

By president’s decree vulnerable families in Uzbekistan will receive a lump-sum aid of 800,000 soums (equivalent to about US$75.

11:00, december 22, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Residents of Uzbekistan’s Ferghana region to get US$46 per each kg of weight they lose

Authorities of Uzbekistan’s Ferghana region have decided to financially stimulate them in order to introduce them to a healthy lifestyle.

11:57, december 21, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Construction of trans-Afghan railway from Uzbekistan to Pakistan expected to start in spring next year

TOLONews reported on December 19 that the Taliban interim government says Uzbekistan has pledged to start work on the railway that connects Tashkent to Afghanistan and Islamabad in the spring.

11:38, december 20, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones enter service with Kyrgyzstan’s border troops

Turkish medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicles have entered service with Kyrgyzstan’s border troops, the Kyrgyz president’s official website reported on December

10:17, december 9, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan calls on international community to lift sanctions on Afghanistan

The press center of the Foreign ministry of Uzbekistan says the Second Ministerial Conference “Italy - Central Asia” on the C5+1 format took place in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent on

11:28, november 24, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Former president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev decides to give up leadership of ruling party

The former president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has decided to hand over the chair of Nur-Otan, the ruling party of the country party, to the current President Kassym-Jomart

11:39, november 9, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

EU – Central Asia Economic Forum helps strengthen economic ties between EU and Central Asia

The European Union – Central Asia Economic Forum took place in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on November 5.

11:29, november 4, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbek telecoms head fired for illegally blocking social networks

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday fired the head of Uzkomnazorat (Uzbekistan’s telecoms watchdog) Golibsher Ziyayev after he restricted access to popular social networks and websites

16:51, november 3, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Bishkek to host the First High-Level European Union – Central Asia Economic Forum on the coming Friday

The European Union – Central Asia Forum will be held in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek on November 5.

14:04, october 27, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan provides transit corridor for Afghan female politicians

Kazakhstan has provided a transit corridor for Afghan female politicians, according to Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affair (MFA).

11:46, october 27, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan fortifies border as negotiations with Tajikistan drag on

For the first time since deadly border clashes last spring, Kyrgyzstan is allowing a limited number of Tajiks to enter the country.

14:32, october 25, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz minister says Tajik electricity supplies to Kyrgyzstan suspended due to ‘kipish’ in Tajikistan

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14:41, october 22, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyz president promises to bring the country out of the energy crisis 2024-2025

A meeting of Kyrgyzstan’s Republican Council of Heads of Local Government Bodies and Local State Administrations was held in Bishkek on October 21-22, according to 24.kg .

11:12, october 20, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Taliban sent "Tajik Taliban" to the border with Tajikistan. "For safety".

They arrived in Shakhribuzurg, which borders the Shamsiddin Shokhin district in Tajikistan.

10:22, october 18, 2021

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbek, Taliban officials hold talks to discuss economic issues, border security

Uzbek official and visiting Taliban delegation held talks in the Uzbek border city of Termez yesterday to discuss a series of issues, including economic ties, border security and humanitarian aid,

15:52, october 14, 2021

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USA discusses with Uzbekistan the possibility of housing ‘over the horizon’ counterterrorism forces

Citing a defense official and a congressional official, Politico reported on October 13 that Pentagon officials are participating in a delegation this month to Uzbekistan to discuss ongoing