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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they pose for photos during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Astana, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (Sergey Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

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Future of U.S. trade with Central Asia illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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A murder case in Kazakhstan led to domestic violence reforms. It ends with a prison sentence

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A Russian officer who goes by Yevgeny speaks during an interview at his apartment in Astana, Kazakhstan, in late 2023. He had a friend shoot him in the leg so he could get out off the frontline in Ukraine. "Many of my friends have died. And these were really good guys who didn't want to fight," he said. "But there was no way out for them." (AP Photo)

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A Russian officer who goes by Yevgeny speaks during an interview at his apartment in Astana, Kazakhstan, in late 2023. He had a friend shoot him in the leg so he could get out off the frontline in Ukraine. "Many of my friends have died. And these were really good guys who didn't want to fight," he said. "But there was no way out for them." (AP Photo)

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Russian Emergency Situation Ministry rescuers ride a boat to help local residents during evacuations from a flooded area in Orenburg, Russia, on Thursday, April 11, 2024. Russian officials are scrambling to help homeowners displaced by floods, as water levels have risen in the Ural River. The river's water level in the city of Orenburg was above 10 meters (33 feet) Wednesday, state news agency Ria Novosti reported, citing the regional governor. (AP Photo)

Nearly 12,000 homes are flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan as water levels keep rising

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In this image taken from a video released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Tuesday, April 9, 2024, an air-view of the flooded area in the Orenburg region, Russia. State media say Russia's government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

Water levels rise and homes flood in Russia after a dam bursts near the Kazakhstan border

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In this grab taken from a video released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on Saturday, April 6, 2024, emergency workers evacuate a local resident after a part of a dam burst causing flooding, in Orsk, Russia. Floods hit a city in the Ural Mountains areas after a river dam burst there, prompting evacuations of hundreds of people, local authorities said. The dam breach in Orsk, a city less than 20 kilometers north of Russia’s border with Kazakhstan, occurred on Friday night, according to Orsk mayor Vasily Kozupitsa. (Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service via AP)

Thousands are evacuated after floods break a dam in the Russian city of Orsk

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Pope Francis delivers his blessing during his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Archbishop in Kazakhstan is first cleric to rebuke Pope Francis on same-sex blessings

By Mark A. Kellner - The Washington Times

Norah Jeruto, of Kazakhstan, celebrates after winning the women's 3000-meter steeplechase final at the World Athletics Championships on July 20, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. World champion steeplechase runner Norah Jeruto of Kazakhstan has been cleared of doping after arguing that ulcers and a bout of COVID-19 could explain unusual blood test results. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, third right, expresses condolences to the families and friends of the miners who died in the fire in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. A coal mine fire in central Kazakhstan has killed at least 21 workers while another 25 remained unaccounted for, the operating company ArcelorMittal Temirtau said in a statement. ArcelorMittal Temirtau is the local representative for Luxembourg-based multinational ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steel producer. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)

Kazakhstan confirms nationalization of ArcelorMittal subsidiary after mine fire kills at least 32

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President Joe Biden meets with, from left, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Zhaparov, Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdymukhamedov, at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Central Asia Is a U.S. strategic priority: Oil and beyond

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Illustration on Kazakhstan's imprisonment and wrongful detentions policies by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Why Kazakhstan’s wrongful detentions should matter to the West

By Yevgeniy Yavorskiy