Aftermath: Peacekeepers And Destruction In Kazakhstan

Russian troops from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) board a homebound flight at Almaty International Airport. The withdrawal of the Russia-led peacekeeping mission began on January 13, a week after massive protests and violence swept Kazakhstan. 

A fire-damaged building and sculpture on Almaty's central square on January 11. 

Belarusian CSTO peacekeepers in Almaty during the official withdrawal ceremony from Kazakhstan on January 13. 

The fire-damaged Kazakh national emblem on Almaty's city hall on January 11. 

Armenian CSTO peacekeepers guarding a water-pumping facility in Almaty on January 12. 

Blood inside a bullet-riddled car in Almaty on January 10. 

Tajik CSTO peacekeepers at a power plant at an unspecified location on January 10. 

Locals look at the charred city hall building in Almaty's central square on January 11. 

A Kyrgyz CSTO peacekeeper standing guard outside a power plant in Almaty on January 11.

A detail of a public monument in Almaty depicting Kazakhstan's first president, Nursultan Nazarbaev, which was smeared with mud during the recent protests. 

A woman glances at a Russian CSTO peacekeeper in Almaty on January 11. 

An electronics store that was looted during the unrest, photographed on January 9. 

Armenian military vehicles photographed in Almaty on January 12. 

Two people browse on their phones in front of Almaty's charred city hall on January 12. 

Kazakh troops guard an airport outside Almaty on January 11. 

The badly damaged Almaty headquarters of Kazakhstan's ruling Nur Otan party office. The photo was made on January 8 but released by Reuters on January 12.

Tajik CSTO troops guard an unspecified location in Almaty on January 11. 

Damaged ATM machines and payment kiosks in Almaty on January 9. 

Armenian CSTO peacekeepers stationed outside a bakery in Almaty on January 11. 

A heavily damaged police kiosk in Almaty on January 8.