Kazakhstan

Russian military vehicles drives upon arrival at Almaty airport, as part of a peacekeeping mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, in this still image from video released by Russia's Defence Ministry January 9, 2022. Russian Defence Ministry/Handout via REUTERS
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Russia-led bloc starts pulling troops out of Kazakhstan

The Kazakh authorities announced the completion of what they called an "anti-terrorist operation" in most of the country on Wednesday, although they have yet to declare its biggest city...

Riot police block a street to prevent demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan's largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country. (AP Photo)
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Russian troops to quit Kazakhstan, says president, taking aim at the elite

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Alikhan Smailov named Kazakhstan's prime minister

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Russia-led troops to begin leaving Kazakhstan in two days: president

Municipal workers clean the streets near the main square after the mass protests triggered by fuel price increase, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 10, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Kazakhstan detains almost 10,000 over deadly unrest

A still image from video released by Russia's Defence Ministry shows Russian service members disembarking from a military aircraft, as part of a peacekeeping mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation amid mass protests in Almaty and other Kazakh cities, at an airfield in Kazakhstan, January 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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China says it supports Russia deploying forces to Kazakhstan to quell unrest

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends an extraordinary meeting of the Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on the situation in Kazakhstan after violent protests, via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia January 10, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from revolt

A candle and flowers are placed outside the Kazakh Embassy to commemorate those killed during the recent mass protests in Kazakhstan, in Moscow, Russia January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
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Putin claims victory in defending Kazakhstan from revolt

A Kazakh law enforcement officer stands guard near a burnt truck while checking vehicles in a street following mass protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 8, 2022. Photo: Reuters
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China offers Kazakhstan security support, opposes 'external forces'

Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev speaks during a televised address to the nation following the protests triggered by fuel price increase in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan January 7, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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President of Kazakhstan says he has weathered attempted coup d'etat

Troops are seen at the main square where hundreds of people were protesting against the government, after authorities' decision to lift price caps on liquefied petroleum gas, in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 6, 2022. Photo :Reuters
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Kazakhstan says Islamist radicals played role in attacks

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Chaos and opportunism in Kazakhstan

A Kazakh law enforcement officer stands guard near a burnt truck while checking vehicles in a street following mass protests triggered by fuel price increase in Almaty, Kazakhstan January 8, 2022. Photo: Reuters
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Kazakh president steps up purge of security agency after mass unrest