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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Kyrgyzstan, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 181 stories have been published about Kyrgyzstan which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Kyrgyzstan, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 181 stories have been published about Kyrgyzstan which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Europe · BishkekTajik authorities accuse Kyrgyz forces of destroying a mosque and targeting civilian infrastructure. It wasn't immediately clear what prompted the fighting on the tense border between the two Central Asian neighbors. An attempt to establish a cease-fire on Friday afternoon quickly failed and artillery shelling resumed later in the day.See the Story
Kyrgyzstan says intense fighting taking place on border with Tajikistan
44% Center coverage: 29 sources
Asia · BishkekKyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov said he is willing to hold negotiations with Tajikistan following deadly clashes on the countries' mutual border. The worst violence between the two ex-Soviet countries in years erupted last week on their contested border, raising fears of a large-scale conflict. At least 94 people have been killed, according to the two governments.See the Story
Kyrgyz leader seeks talks with Tajikistan after deadly clashes
44% Left coverage: 16 sources
Europe · BishkekA man who heard "deep ice cracking" says he was "bricking it" and thought he might die as an avalanche came thundering down a mountain towards him in Kyrgyzstan.See the Story
Briton survives apocalyptic avalanche on Kyrgyzstan trek after piece of glacier breaks off
52% Left coverage: 21 sources
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Middle East · BishkekTajikistan said 35 of its citizens were killed in the latest border clashes with Kyrgyzstan, raising the overall death toll to at least 81. A further 139 people had been wounded in the fighting on the southwestern border, it said. On Friday, the two sides agreed to a ceasefire but since then the fighting continued.See the Story
Kyrgyz Officials Say Death Toll In Border Violence With Tajikistan Rises To 36
44% Right coverage: 16 sources
Europe · MoscowRussian President Vladimir Putin held telephone talks with the leaders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan following clashes on the border of the Central Asian republics. Putin urged the sides to prevent further escalation and to take measures to resolve the situation exclusively by peaceful, political and diplomatic means as soon as possible.See the Story
Putin calls on Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to de-escalate
38% Right coverage: 8 sources
Asia · BishkekKyrgyzstan and Tajikstan leaders met to discuss the situation at the border on September 16. Heavy shelling of the Batken region escalated on September 17, during which Kyrgyz border villages were shelled. The death-toll has risen to at least 59, with reports of hundreds injured and at least 35 killed.See the Story
Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border fighting claim nearly 100 lives
50% Center coverage: 4 sources
US & Canada · KyrgyzstanThe event, now in its third year, drew designers and fashion-industry figures from about 20 countries to shimmering Lake Issyk-Kul. The show offered visitors the chance to see an array of yurts, the wood-framed tents of skin or felt characteristic of nomads.See the Story
Nomad fashion show mixes ancient, modern
42% Center coverage: 7 sources
Asia · WashingtonThe Senate confirmed four U.S. ambassadors on Thursday before heading out for recess. The upper chamber confirmed by voice vote President Biden's nominees to serve as ambassadors to Belize, Kyrgyzstan, Nicaragua and Panama. The confirmations also came alongside a slew of other nominations for various government boards also confirmed.See the Story
Senate confirms US ambassadors to four countries
34% Center coverage: 6 sources
Asia · KyrgyzstanA court in Kyrgyzstan acquitted investigative reporter Bolot Temirov on charges of drug possession and illegally crossing the state border. The Sverdlovsk District Court in the capital Bishkek ruled that the investigation into alleged drug possession had not been conducted impartially. CPJ emailed the Interior Ministry, the prosecutor general's office, the State Committee for National Security.See the Story
Kyrgyz Investigative Journalist Bolot Temirov Acquitted
100% Center coverage: 2 sources
Europe · KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan’s top linguistic official has said his country will switch to the Latin alphabet from the Russian-based Cyrillic system, news outlets have reported.See the Story
Kyrgyzstan to adopt Latin alphabet, in blow to ‘Russian order’: report
Asia · KyrgyzstanKyrgyz Education Minister Almaz Beishenaliev has been detained on charges of taking bribes in connection with student admissions to the Central Asian nation's universities.See the Story
Kyrgyz Education Minister Detained Over Allegations Of Taking Bribes For Admissions
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
