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Russia claims US plans new bases for Central Asia

Europe, South / Central Asia - Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan 17 Dec 2008 Russia's top military officer warned that Moscow felt threatened by U.S. policy in ex-Soviet Central Asia and claimed that Washington was attempting to establish new military bases there, news agencies reported Tuesday. more...

Falling remittances to hit CIS

Europe, South / Central Asia - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan 8 Dec 2008 As the world's rich economies sink into recession, the flow of remittances into developing countries is expected to see a corresponding decrease. more...

Turkmen Opposition Leader Offers Different Version Of Ashgabat Shoot-Out

South / Central Asia - Turkmenistan 1 Oct 2008 On the night of September 12-13, there were numerous witness reports from the Turkmen capital of gunfire, and talk of many dead in a battle between police and an armed group. more...

President Says Turkmen Security Forces Killed In Clashes

South / Central Asia - Turkmenistan 16 Sep 2008 Turkmenistan's president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov says members of the security forces were killed in clashes in the capital, Ashgabat, last week. more...

DETAILS ABOUT SHOOTING IN TURKMEN CAPITAL REMAIN UNCLEAR

South / Central Asia - Turkmenistan 15 Sep 2008 The authorities in Turkmenistan say an outbreak of shooting on September 13 in Ashgabat was related to the police neutralizing a gang of drug traffickers in a security operation. more...

Turkmenistan Independence Day Celebrations

South / Central Asia - Turkmenistan 23 Oct 2008 Due to Turkmenistan’s Independence Day celebrations (running from October 27-28), there will be excessive traffic in Ashgabat, unpredictable road closures and an increase in unsafe driving. more...

Turkmenistan Armed Criminals

South / Central Asia - Turkmenistan 12 Sep 2008 As an update to yesterday’s warden message (#8/2008, sent September 12, 2008), American citizens are advised to avoid the Khitrovka district of Ashgabat, where there has been continued confrontation between law enforcement and armed suspects. more...

Two Criminals At Large in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

South / Central Asia - Turkmenistan 12 Sep 2008 According to local police, two criminal suspects are at large and considered armed and dangerous by Turkmenistan’s police. more...
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