Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
August 2023 - Kazakhstan Special Weapons News
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- Between Russia, China, And A Warming World: Central Asia's State Of Play RFE/RL 31 Aug 2023 -- Speakers at a conference dedicated to Central Asia this week struggled to find good things to say about the region -- or at least enough good to rival all of the bad.
- 'Peaceful Atom' Sparks Fierce Debate In Kazakh Village Slated To Host Nuclear Power Plant RFE/RL 28 Aug 2023 -- Plans are under way to build a nuclear power plant (NPP) scheduled to be online by 2035, to supply Kazakhstan's soaring energy needs.
- Kyrgyz-Kazakh Relations Strained Amid Water Cutoff, Border Traffic Jam RFE/RL 24 Aug 2023 -- The video recorded on a Kazakh farmer's smartphone reached the Internet like a distress signal.
- U.S., partner nations complete Regional Cooperation 23 in Montana CENTCOM 22 Aug 2023 -- Over the course of 10 days, more than 230 individuals from the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as observers from Turkmenistan, came together for Exercise Regional Cooperation 23, held Aug. 8-18, 2023, in Helena, Montana. The annual, multinational exercise, sponsored by U.S. Central Command and this year hosted by the Montana National Guard, aimed to enhance stability operations and promote cooperation on counter-terrorism and joint, combined capabilities among the U.S. and Central and South Asian nations.
- Astana Says Company Sanctioned By U.S. Over North Korea, Russia Deals Defunct Since 2021 RFE/RL 17 Aug 2023 -- Kazakhstan says the company sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) this week over its ties with arms deals between North Korea and Russia has been defunct for more than two years.
- Joint Statement on the C5+1 Special Session on Afghanistan US Dept. of State 11 Aug 2023 -- The text of the following statement was released by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and the United States on the occasion of the C5+1 Special Session on Afghanistan in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 27.
- Cousin Of Jailed Former Kazakh Security Chief Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison RFE/RL 10 Aug 2023 -- A cousin of the jailed former head of Kazakhstan's National Security Committee (KNB) has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of bribery and embezzlement amid President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev's crackdown on predecessor Nursultan Nazarbaev's allies.
- Kazakhstan-Afghanistan Business Forum Opens In Astana RFE/RL 03 Aug 2023 -- Kazakh Trade and Integration Minister Serik Zhumangharin opened the Kazakh-Afghan Business Forum on August 3, stressing what he called the "importance" of economic ties between the two countries even though Astana considers the Taliban militants running Kabul to be "terrorists."
- Kazakhstan Refuses To Extradite Russian IT Expert To U.S., Russian Diplomat Says RFE/RL 01 Aug 2023 -- An official at the Russian General Consulate in Kazakhstan's largest city, Almaty, said on August 1 that Kazakh authorities have decided not to extradite Russian IT expert Nikita Kislitsin to the United States.
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