Kazakhstan

Latest Stories

Carlsen-Maghsoodloo after 24...Bb5.

One head, three crowns: Champ Carlsen adds blitz, rapid chess titles

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Illustration on Iran and Kazakhstan by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Kazakhstan faces challenging times and deserve U.S. support

By Kamran Bokhari

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The pursuit of alliances: The SCO and China’s Central Asia diplomacy

By Jianli Yang

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, center, arrives to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kazakhstan reverts capital’s name, institutes constitutional reforms

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Pope Francis smiles at the end of a meeting with priests, religious men and women, seminarians and catechists at the Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Cathedral in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. Pope Francis is on the third day of his three-day trip to Kazakhstan. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Pope Francis urged to avoid ‘supermarket of religions’ in Kazakhstan

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

In this frame grab from video provided by Roscosmos, the crew of the International Space Station welcomes three Russian cosmonauts, dressed in yellow, after the new arrivals docked, Friday, March 18, 2022. The cosmonauts emerged from the Soyuz capsule wearing yellow flight suits with blue stripes, the colors of the Ukrainian flag. (Roscosmos via AP)

Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station wearing yellow and blue

Associated Press

A protester stands in protest to denounce the U.S. policies on North Korea near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021. North Korea on Monday accused the United States of keeping up its &quot;hostile policy&quot; and demanded the Biden administration permanently end joint military exercises with South Korea even as it continued its recent streak of weapons tests apparently aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul over slow nuclear diplomacy. The sign reads &quot;Suspension of war practice against North Korea and withdrawal of the U.S. troops.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

Biden leaves key ambassador posts empty in Ukraine, Saudi Arabia, South Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian peacekeepers of Collective Security Treaty Organization leave a Russian military plane during the withdrawal of its troops, at an airport outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Russia's defense ministry says the troops that were deployed to Kazakhstan as violent demonstrations shook the country have returned home. The troops were part of a force sent as peacekeepers by the Collective Treaty Security Organization, a Russia-led alliance of six former Soviet states. The CSTO approved the force of more than 2,000 on Jan. 5 at the request of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Kazakh defense minister fired; last Russia-led troops leave

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, a military vehicle of Russian peacekeepers of Collective Security Treaty Organization gets ready to be loaded onto a Russian military plane starting to withdraw its troops at an airport outside Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. In light of unprecedented mass protests that quickly grew violent, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev requested help from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russia-led military alliance of six ex-Soviet states. The bloc sent over 2,000 troops to Kazakhstan last week, and on Tuesday Tokayev declared their mission largely complete. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Kazakhstan raises death toll to 225 in days of protests

Associated Press

A Russian officer of the Collective Security Treaty Organization peacekeepers attends the official ceremony of starting withdraw its troops in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. In light of unprecedented mass protests that quickly grew violent, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev requested help from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russia-led military alliance of six ex-Soviet states. The bloc sent over 2,000 troops to Kazakhstan last week, and on Tuesday Tokayev declared their mission largely complete. (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

Kazakhstan: Russia-led alliance’s troops prepare to pull out

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

America's Relationship with Kazakhstan Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

As protests set Kazakhstan ablaze, U.S. should be careful of getting burned

By Ken Blackwell

People walk past a shop with windows broken during clashes in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Kazakhstan's health ministry says over 150 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the past week. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's office said Sunday that order has stabilized in the country and that authorities have regained control of administrative buildings that were occupied by protesters, some of which were set on fire. (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

China-led Central Asian alliance set to intervene in Kazakhstan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Kazakhstan's soldiers control the road in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Kazakhstan's president authorized security forces on Friday to shoot to kill those participating in unrest, opening the door for a dramatic escalation in a crackdown on anti-government protests that have turned violent. The Central Asian nation this week experienced its worst street protests since gaining independence from the Soviet Union three decades ago, and dozens have been killed in the tumult.(Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

China, Russia both seize opening to score points in Kazakh crisis

By Bill Gertz and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A tow truck transports a bus, which was burned during clashes in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. Kazakhstan's health ministry says 164 people have been killed in protests that have rocked the country over the past week. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's office said Sunday that order has stabilized in the country and that authorities have regained control of administrative buildings that were occupied by protesters, some of which were set on fire. (Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

Putin sees win for Russia in Kazakhstan crackdown

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

A body of victim covered by a banner, right, lays near to a military truck, which was burned after clashes, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Kazakhstan's president authorized security forces on Friday to shoot to kill those participating in unrest, opening the door for a dramatic escalation in a crackdown on anti-government protests that have turned violent. The Central Asian nation this week experienced its worst street protests since gaining independence from the Soviet Union three decades ago, and dozens have been killed in the tumult. (AP Photo/Vladimir Tretyakov/NUR.KZ via AP)

Kazakhstan says 164 killed in week of protests

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

In this file photo, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting of Presidents of ex-Soviet nations which are members of the Commonwealth of Independent States, at Konstantin Palace in Strelna, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, Mr. Tokayev authorized security forces to shoot to kill demonstrators involved in street protests. (Yevgeny Biyatov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File) **FILE**

Senior security official arrested in Kazakhstan amid unrest

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Riot police gather to block 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/Vladimir Tretyakov)

Kazakhstan’s president ordered use of lethal force on ‘terrorists’

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Protesters talk to each other as they gather in support of Kazakh opposition and against deploying Kyrgyzstan's troops to Kazakhstan during a rally in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. The Collective Security Treaty Organization, which includes the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have started deploying troops to Kazakhstan for a peacekeeping mission after the worst street protests since the country gained independence three decades ago. The demonstrations began over a near-doubling of prices for a type of vehicle fuel and quickly spread across the country, reflecting wider discontent over the rule of the same party since independence. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

Kazakh president: Forces can shoot to kill to quell unrest

By Dasha Litvinova - Associated Press

Riot police gather to block 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/Vladimir Tretyakov)

Russian forces now effectively occupying Kazakhstan, opposition figure claims

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Riot police walk to block 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/Vladimir Tretyakov)

Dozens of protesters, 12 police dead in Kazakhstan protests

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press