Security

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  Security

  2021-08-24

  US, UK ramp up sanctions over Kremlin's poisoning of Navalny

  The Russian regime is still holding jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on trumped-up charges one year after his near-fatal poisoning.

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  Security

  2021-08-17

  Afghan insecurity raises spectre of online extremist recruitment of Kazakh youth

  The fall of the Afghan government raises the urgency of combating extremist recruitment, say Kazakh observers.

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  Security

  2021-08-13

  Wagner Group's war crimes exposed in tablet recovered on Libya battlefield

  The tablet, abandoned by a Kremlin mercenary, included manuals for anti-personnel mines and IEDs, reconnaissance drone footage, and military maps of the frontline -- all marked in Russian.

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  Security

  2021-08-12

  Taliban fear mongering by Kremlin falls on deaf ears in Turkmenistan

  Russia is spinning a narrative that Turkmenistan is weak and defenceless and needs Moscow to protect it from the Taliban. Turkmens aren't buying it.

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  Security

  2021-08-06

  Doubts undermine Kremlin's boasts of cheap fighter jets and 'invincible' weapons

  Cheapness and 'invincibility' do not normally go hand in hand, but the Kremlin is trying to sell its weapons as both deadly and inexpensive. A look at the track record proves buyers beware.

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  Security

  2021-08-04

  Doubts grow over Taliban leaders' control of rampaging militants

  Top Taliban leaders have issued a number of statements to group members ordering them not to destroy schools and public buildings. The group's foot soldiers are not listening.

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  Security

  2021-08-02

  Going back on their word, Taliban attack Afghan cities

  Afghan forces have repelled the Taliban's continuing attacks on provincial capitals, exposing the group's lies about refusing to target cities.

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  Security

  2021-07-30

  US, Central Asia working together on regional development, Afghan peace

  The C5+1 committed to strengthening 'connectivity between the Central and South Asian regions via trade, transport and energy links' and to supporting peace and stability in Afghanistan.

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  Security

  2021-07-29

  Uzbekistan steadfast against rejoining Russian-led military bloc

  Uzbekistan has the military capabilities to confront security threats without the Russian-led CSTO, officials say.

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  Security

  2021-07-23

  Russia using Afghanistan as pretext to bolster military presence in Central Asia

  Russia is amplifying the threat of the Taliban to persuade countries to allow deeper Russian military penetration. Yet at the same time, Moscow is supporting the Taliban with weapons and money.