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'Disappeared Completely': Melting Glaciers Worry Central Asia

Near a wooden hut high up in the Kyrgyz mountains, scientist Gulbara Omorova walked to a pile of grey rocks, reminiscing how the same spot was a glacier just a few years ago.

International Business Times

In Kyrgyzstan, an ‘unprecedented crackdown’ on free press raises alarm

As several laws threaten to criminalise their work, investigative reporters are fleeing the Central Asian nation.

Al Jazeera

Panic in Bishkek: Why were Pakistani students attacked in Kyrgyzstan?

More than 300 Pakistani students have returned home after violent clashes that left some wounded.

Al Jazeera

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No report of violence against Indians in Kyrgyz Republic till now, says official

No attacks on Indian students in Kyrgyz Republic, authorities confirm; Indian embassy advises students to stay in touch.

The Hindu

Putin makes first trip abroad since international arrest warrant issued over Ukraine invasion

Putin is later set to travel to China for a forum on Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Independent UK

Russia’s Putin makes rare visit to Kyrgyzstan despite ICC arrest warrant

Russian leader is expected to travel to China next week after a two-day visit to Bishkek.

Al Jazeera

Russian President Putin arrives in Kyrgyzstan on a rare trip abroad

President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a rare trip abroad for the Russian leader who was indicted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Ukraine

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Snow leopards and citizen science: Seeking the grey ghost in Kyrgyzstan

Tracking evidence of this most elusive of big cats in the untouched mountains of Central Asia is a perspective-altering volunteerism trip, finds Clodagh Kinsella

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Blinken Holds Talks with Central Asian Nations in Wake of Ukraine Anniversary

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Central Asia Tuesday to meet officials from all five former Soviet republics following the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Blinken's visit to the capitals of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is his first to the region as the Biden administration's top diplomat.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kyrgyz First Deputy PM to Asharq Al-Awsat: Riyadh, Bishkek Aim to Increase Cooperation in Green Economy

Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan aim to boost their comprehensive partnership amid plans to increase economic, trade, and investment cooperation in infrastructure, renewable energy, hydroelectric power, wind energy, agricultural production technology, and green economy, said First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Adylbek Kasymaliev. He told Asharq Al-Awsat in Riyadh that he…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi FM Meets First Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Fathan bin Abdullah held talks with first deputy prime minister of Kyrgyzstan Adelbek Qasim Aliyev in Riyadh on Thursday. The FM met with Aliyev on behalf of Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister. The officials held talks on bilateral ties and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kyrgyzstan asks Russia-led bloc to send peacekeepers to Tajik border

Kyrgyzstan has asked a Russia-led security bloc to deploy peacekeeping troops at its disputed border with Tajikistan to ensure a ceasefire holds between the two ex-Soviet Central Asian countries, a senior Kyrgyz official said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Kyrgyzstan: Exploring central Asia’s hidden gem that transports you back in time

The country has vast stretches of land barely troubled by roads, writes Evgeny Lebedev

The Independent UK

Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyzstan of hiding military hardware near border

Tajikistan accused Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday of failing to withdraw military hardware from their mutual border after last week's deadly conflict and hiding it instead, a charge Bishkek denies.

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Kyrgyz leader urges calm after deadly conflict with Tajikistan

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov urged his country on Monday to have trust in its army and strategic partners, and said there was no need for volunteer forces at the border with Tajikistan after deadly clashes there last week.

Reuters

Putin calls on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to de-escalate

Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephone talks with the leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan following clashes on the border of the Central Asian republics, the Kremlin said on Sunday.

ABC News

Kyrgyz-Tajik border clashes leave dozens dead and thousands displaced

The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan sit down for talks to stop fighting on the border between the two countries that so far has killed at least 54 people and wounded over 100.

The Independent UK

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold talks to end border fighting

The security chiefs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have sat down for talks to stop fighting on the border between the two countries that has killed at least 24 people and wounded over 100

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Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Trade Blame for Ceasefire Violations

The ex-Soviet republics of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Central Asia blamed each other Friday for breaching a ceasefire intended to end deadly border clashes. The two sides had agreed a halt to fighting and Kyrgyzstan said the countries' leaders had met and decided to withdraw their forces after clashes broke…

Reuters

Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan ceasefire holds up after border fighting

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan reported no major combat incidents on Saturday, indicating that a ceasefire they agreed after intense fighting on Friday remained in effect despite accusations of sporadic shelling by both sides.

The Independent UK

Clashes on Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border resume, kill 2

Kyrgyzstan has accused neighboring Tajikistan of firing at its border guards hours after the security chiefs of the two countries agreed on a cease-fire

Reuters

Kyrgyzstan says Tajikistan resumed firing on border after ceasefire

The Kyrgyzstan border service said on Friday that Tajikistan had opened fire on positions along their shared border, hours after an apparent ceasefire was agreed between the two sides.

Reuters

Kyrgyz, Tajik leaders meet, order ceasefire -Kyrgyz presidency

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rakhmon agreed at a meeting in Uzbekistan to order a ceasefire and troop pullback, the Kyrgyz president's office said on Friday.

Reuters

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agree to border conflict ceasefire -TASS

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on Friday agreed a ceasefire to end a bout of border skirmishes this week, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, citing Kyrgyzstan's border service.

Al Jazeera

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan report ‘heavy weapon’ use in border clash

Second outbreak of clashes in three days amid sudden rise in tensions on border between the two former Soviet republics.

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