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Kyrgyzstan, Russia
Afghan tensions affords Bishkek spymasters strategic regional role

Taking advantage of the renewed prominence of Central Asia following the Afghan outbursts, the Kyrgyz spymasters are seeking to consolidate their position and to assert the interests of Bishkek in the regional dynamics between Beijing, Islamabad and New Delhi. All this while maintaining their historical alliance with Moscow. [...]

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Kamchybek Tashiev, chairman of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB).

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