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Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz spy chief tries to shut down intelligence service rivalries after "coup" arrests

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Kamchybek Tashiev, chairman of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB).
Kamchybek Tashiev, chairman of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB). © Igor Kovalenko/EPA/MaxPPP

The recent alleged coup attempt in Bishkek has given Kamchybek Tashiev an opportunity to consolidate the influence of the Jalal-Abad clan in the country's intelligence service, as the race to replace Sadyr Japarov's head of government gets under way.

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