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Terrorist threat remains in Central Asia The situation in the CIS countries and outside the CIS borders remains unstable.

29 December 2011

U.S. forces' withdrawal from Afghanistan will flood Central Asia with weapons Russian authorities are concerned over a possibility of a massive flow of weapons into Central Asia after NATO forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan in 2014.

05 December 2011

'New Muslims' appeared in Kazakhstan: Expert Calling themselves the followers of “pure” Islam, or Salafis, they are isolating themselves from the majority of “traditional” Muslims: Expert.

23 November 2011

Air temperature to rise 5 degrees in 10 years in Kazakhstan Air temperature has risen 0.8-1.3 degrees in the last 100 years in Kazakhstan, according to Kazakh Meteorological Service data.

09 November 2011

Kazakhstan leads Central Asia in human development UNDP published their annual human development report. Kazakhstan comes 68th - the highest rank among Central Asian countries.

06 November 2011

Dossym Satpayev: Russia is competing with China for Central Asia China has more chances to win the Central Asian market than Russia that is currently discussing creation of the CES with several CIS countries: Expert.

11 October 2011

Experts forecast political elites change in Central Asia within 10 years An irrevocable change of political elites will occur in this period and the approach of the regime change will escalate the local political tensions and antagonism between different groups.

11 October 2011

Expert: Kazakhstan underestimates Talibs' threat Central Asian countries underestimate the situation that could unfold in Afghanistan by 2014 after withdrawal of American troops: Expert.

27 September 2011

Libyan and Syrian conflicts can repeat themselves in Central Asia: Head of Russian General Staff We have to be prepared for everything. That is why we hold trainings: Makarov.

13 September 2011

UNICEF provided poliomyelitis vaccine to Kazakhstan Kazakhstan completed immunization of children against poliomyelitis. It was done because of the outbreak in Tajikistan and Russia in 2010.

21 April 2011

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