Monday, February 13, 2012


Latest Kyrgyzstan News

Kyrgyz Authorities Capture Militant

Kyrgyzstan's State National Security Committee (SNSC) says its forces have captured a member of the Zhayshul Mahdi (Army of the Righteous Ruler) terrorist group. More

Former Kyrgyz security service officer Aldayar Ismankulov was sentenced to 17 years.

Kyrgyz Journalist's Killers Lose Appeal

A court in the Kazakh city of Almaty has upheld the verdicts against three men convicted of the murder of Kyrgyz journalist Gennady Pavlyuk in 2009. More

French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet (right) on an official trip to Afghanistan in January

Afghan Exit Route Via Uzbekistan 'Costly'

French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said in an interview with "L'Orient-Le Jour" that using the route through Uzbekistan to withdraw NATO troops from Afghanistan was too costly. More

Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov

Kyrgyz PM 'Ready To Resign' Over Coal

Kyrgyz Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov has announced in parliament that he is ready to resign if his alleged involvement in the purchase of almost 9,000 tons of radioactive coal from neighboring Kazakhstan is proven. More

Workers stand beside machinery in a tunnel in the Kumtor mine.

Strike At Kyrgyzstan's Largest Gold Mine

The head of the miners' labor union committee for rights says that the strikers at the Kumtor mine are demanding increased contributions to the state social-security fund on their behalf for 1993-2010 by the Canadian operator of the mine. More

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Keeping Up With The Berdymukhammedovs

Reports say a police unit in Turkmenistan this week was named after the father of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov. State-run media reportedly describe it as a gesture to honor Myalikguly Berdymukhammedov's years of service to Turkmenistan's Interior Ministry and "his efforts in educating the younger generation." More

Video Tajik Ode To Putin Goes Viral

Vladimir Putin appears to have an unlikely supporter in his camp ahead of Russia's presidential election, but some wonder if a song lauding the current prime minister's accomplishments is genuine and, even if it is, whether it will have the desired effect. More


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