KYRGYZSTAN

Kyrgyz court orders ex-president detained until Aug 26

2:24 pm August 9, 2019

Bishkek: A court in Kyrgyzstan has ordered former president Almazbek Atambayev held in custody until August 26, a spokesman said Friday, after he was detained in a major security operation at his home that sparked unrest by his supporters. The Central Asian state, which has seen two revolutions in less than two decades, is on […]

Kazakh town evacuated after deadly munitions depot blast

11:09 pm June 24, 2019

Nur-Sultan: Kazakh officials evacuated a town in the south of the country Monday as a series of explosions at a nearby munitions depot killed one person and injured more than 30, officials said. At least 31 people were treated in hospitals in the southern Turkestan region after the blasts at the depot, near the town […]

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