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This article discusses the history of the Central Asian Armed Forces’ involvement with peacekeeping and their current efforts to build peacekeeping units. The governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan have had an interest in taking part in international peacekeeping missions, and NATO has provided security assistance to each to develop a peacekeeping unit. These units have been working on becoming interoperable with NATO forces with the goal of deploying on an international peacekeeping mission. An examination of the development of Central Asian peacekeeping units gives some idea of what these governments look for in security cooperation partnerships, when these units might deploy on a peacekeeping mission, and the impact this could have for the governments and armed forces of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
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122218
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There were several high-profile violent incidents in 2011 in Kazakhstan, including several bombings, shootings that targeted police, and a protest turned clash that resulted in a number of deaths. Some of the perpetrators reportedly had links with radical religious groups. An overlooked aspect of the violence is how it is reported in Kazakhstan. There are active, competent media in Kazakhstan, which are largely unknown in the West. An examination of these incidents using the media in Kazakhstan can provide a unique insight into what took place. While Western sources quickly blamed radical religious groups with international connections, media in Kazakhstan have found that there are other reasons for the violence.
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