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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Bishkek</title>
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		<title>Russian ice-skating bear kills trainer during rehearsal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The director of a circus arena says an ice-skating bear turned on its trainers, killing one and seriously wounding another.

Kurmangazy Isanayev says workers dragged the trainers with a visiting Russian troupe away from the bear following Wednesday&#8217;s attack, as they were rehearsing for a show in Bishkek.
The exits were then closed and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz lawmakers approve measures to strengthen president&#8217;s powers and streamline government</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-lawmakers-approve-measures-to-strengthen-presidents-powers-and-streamline-government-203146/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:39:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s parliament overwhelmingly backed measures Thursday to broaden the president&#8217;s powers and drastically streamline the government.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev&#8217;s increasing control over the former Soviet nation has given rise to fears of deepening authoritarianism.
Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s stability is of interest to both Russia and the United States. The Central Asian country hosts a U.S. air [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz Cabinet resigns as part of president&#8217;s reform push, opposition alleges power grab</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-cabinet-resigns-as-part-of-presidents-reform-push-opposition-alleges-power-grab-200835/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s Cabinet resigned Tuesday as part of a sweeping government reform campaign the president said will save money and make the Central Asian nation&#8217;s leadership more effective.

Opposition leaders in the poor and politically turbulent former Soviet republic dismissed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev&#8217;s reform push as a bid to increase his own power.
Kyrgyzstan is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan to explore restoring death penalty and carrying out public executions</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyzstan-to-explore-restoring-death-penalty-and-carrying-out-public-executions-176539/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Officials in Kyrgyzstan called Wednesday for the death penalty to be reinstated and said public executions could be carried out, a sharp reversal that will likely draw international condemnation.

Executions could in some cases be conducted publicly as a deterrent to crime, said Murat Sutalinov, head of the domestic security agency, a successor [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz leader visits US base, pledges to continue promoting stability in nearby Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-leader-visits-us-base-pledges-to-continue-promoting-stability-in-nearby-afghanistan-165775/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-leader-visits-us-base-pledges-to-continue-promoting-stability-in-nearby-afghanistan-165775/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s president visited a U.S. air base in this ex-Soviet nation Friday to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, and pledged to bolster diplomatic ties with Washington to help fight international terrorism.

Speaking at a remembrance ceremony at the Manas base, President Kurmanbek Bakiyev said his government would continue helping the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uzbekistan condemns Russian plans to boost troops in Kyrgyzstan, where US also has base</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uzbekistan-condemns-russian-plans-to-boost-troops-in-kyrgyzstan-where-us-also-has-base-129773/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uzbekistan-condemns-russian-plans-to-boost-troops-in-kyrgyzstan-where-us-also-has-base-129773/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:45:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ALMATY, Kazakhstan — Uzbekistan has sharply criticized Russia&#8217;s plan to boost its military presence in neighboring Kyrgyzstan, signaling a growing rift within a Moscow-dominated security alliance of ex-Soviet nations.

The Uzbek Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Monday that an increase in Russian troop numbers across its border could foment instability across Central Asia, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz pensioner uses Haj savings to rebuild World War II monument</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-pensioner-uses-haj-savings-to-rebuild-world-war-ii-monument-128328/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-pensioner-uses-haj-savings-to-rebuild-world-war-ii-monument-128328/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Novosti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK - A pensioner in Kyrgyzstan spent all the money he had saved for Haj pilgrimage to rebuild a dilapidated monument in memory of the victims of World War II, a media report said.

Suleiman Turdubayev has been saving money to go for Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia for a long time, Kyrgyz news website, called [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz president inaugurated for 2nd term amid opposition claims of election fraud</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-president-inaugurated-for-2nd-term-amid-opposition-claims-of-election-fraud-128296/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-president-inaugurated-for-2nd-term-amid-opposition-claims-of-election-fraud-128296/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was inaugurated for his second term Sunday after winning an election that the opposition has dismissed as fraudulent.

Opposition activists accuse the government of rigging last month&#8217;s vote, which Bakiyev won with 76 percent of the ballots. International monitors also said the election was marred by ballot-box stuffing and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia clinches deal to open 2nd military base in Kyrgyzstan, where US also has base</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-clinches-deal-to-open-2nd-military-base-in-kyrgyzstan-where-us-also-has-base-127495/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-clinches-deal-to-open-2nd-military-base-in-kyrgyzstan-where-us-also-has-base-127495/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHOLPON-ATA, Kyrgyzstan — Russia clinched a tentative deal Saturday allowing it to establish a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United States also has an important air base.

Under the terms of a joint memorandum, Russia could significantly boost the number of troops it has deployed in the Central Asian nation for a period of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kremlin adviser: Russia wants 2nd base in Kyrgyzstan, also home to key US base</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kremlin-adviser-russia-wants-2nd-base-in-kyrgyzstan-also-home-to-key-us-base-124419/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Heintz</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW — A high-ranking Kremlin aide said Wednesday that Russia aims to establish a second military base in Kyrgyzstan, where the United State also has an important air base, Russian news agencies reported.

The comments by Sergei Prikhodko underlined how Kyrgyzstan, although small, poor and little-known until recently, has become important geopolitically.
The base would be used [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police in Kyrgyzstan disband opposition rallies, detain dozens of protesters</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-kyrgyzstan-disband-opposition-rallies-detain-dozens-of-protesters-123912/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/police-in-kyrgyzstan-disband-opposition-rallies-detain-dozens-of-protesters-123912/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Police broke up opposition rallies protesting the outcome of Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s recent presidential election on Wednesday, detaining dozens of demonstrators.

Opposition activists accuse the government of rigging last week&#8217;s vote, during which President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a second term with 76 percent of the ballots.
Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s stability is of interest to Russia and the United [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final official results show Kyrgyz president winning second term with 76 percent of vote</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/final-official-results-show-kyrgyz-president-winning-second-term-with-76-percent-of-vote-121611/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/final-official-results-show-kyrgyz-president-winning-second-term-with-76-percent-of-vote-121611/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Election officials say President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has overwhelmingly won a second term taking 76 percent of the vote in the Central Asian country that is critical to U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.

The Central Election Commission says in a Monday announcement the main opposition candidate Almazbek Atambayev garnered just more than 8 percent.
Opposition parties [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s opposition claims widespread election fraud and promises to protest</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyzstans-opposition-claims-widespread-election-fraud-and-promises-to-protest-120568/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyzstans-opposition-claims-widespread-election-fraud-and-promises-to-protest-120568/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s opposition presented video recordings Saturday that it claims show widespread fraud in the recent presidential election and announced plans for anti-goverment demonstrations.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won a second term in Thursday&#8217;s election, taking 83 percent of the vote, according to official results in the Central Asian country that is critical to U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSCE monitors slam Kyrgyz presidential vote for ballot-box stuffing, vote counting problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s presidential election, which the incumbent won by a landslide, was marred by ballot-box stuffing and widespread irregularities in vote counting, international monitors said Friday.

The preliminary assessment by Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe&#8217;s election-monitoring arm could bolster the opposition&#8217;s determination to protest Thursday&#8217;s ballot. President Kurmanbek Bakiyev won about 85 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partial vote count gives Kyrgyz president commanding lead, appears headed for landslide</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Election officials in Kyrgyzstan said early Friday that partial results from the presidential election give incumbent Kurmanbek Bakiyev an overwhelming lead of around 90 percent of votes counted.

The Central Election Commission released the results based on returns from more than one-quarter of the 2,330 polling stations in this mountainous Central Asian nation.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Main opposition candidate rejects Kyrgyzstan presidential vote, citing fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s main opposition candidate dismissed the country&#8217;s presidential election Thursday as fraudulent and called for a rerun, claiming widespread ballot-stuffing and the intimidation of election monitors.

The dispute set the stage for potential confrontation in the Central Asian nation, which hosts a U.S. air base crucial to operations in Afghanistan and is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Main opposition candidate withdraws from Kyrgyzstan presidential vote, citing fraud</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The main opposition candidate in Kyrgyzstan abruptly withdrew from Thursday&#8217;s presidential election, claiming widespread fraud and calling for a new vote.

Voting began earlier Thursday in this mountainous Central Asian nation, which hosts a key U.S. military air base that supports the war in Afghanistan.
President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has campaigned on a platform of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan votes for president in election expected to strengthen incumbent&#8217;s hold on power</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:30:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Voters in impoverished Kyrgyzstan cast ballots Thursday amid opposition claims of widespread fraud in a presidential election that is likely to confirm the incumbent&#8217;s hold on power in the former Soviet republic.

Voting got under way at 8 a.m. local time (0200 GMT) at more 3,200 polling stations in this mountainous Central Asian [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s presidential election expected to strengthen incumbent&#8217;s hold on power</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — This Central Asian nation that hosts a key U.S. military air base votes Thursday in a presidential election that is almost certain to tighten the incumbent&#8217;s grip on power in the former Soviet republic.

If re-elected, Kurmanbek Bakiyev is expected to continue his impoverished country&#8217;s policy of playing Moscow against Washington in an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz police officer arrested in fatal beating of reporter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Prosecutors say a Kyrgyz police officer has been arrested in the beating of a reporter who later died from his injuries.

Almaz Tashiyev&#8217;s death last week reinforced concerns about the risks faced by independent journalists in the Central Asian nation. It also came after a series of attacks on reporters ahead of next [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Uighur diaspora in Soviet Central Asia deplore violence in China, fear crackdown could spread</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:33:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Anguished by ethnic violence in China but fearful that crackdowns on their minority group could spread, Uighur activists across Central Asia said Tuesday they have urged local communities to avoid large public protests.

Up to half a million Uighurs live in the former Soviet states west of China, prompting concerns that ethnic clashes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journalist in Kyrgyzstan dies after surgery; relatives say he was attacked by 8 police</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — An independent journalist who had criticized Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s government has died following surgery for injuries he said he suffered during a beating by police, relatives and colleagues said Monday.

Almaz Tashiyev&#8217;s death reinforced concerns about the risks faced by independent journalists in the Central Asian nation. It came after a series of attacks on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Journalist in Kyrgyzstan dies after surgery; relatives say he was attacked by 8 policemen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A journalist in Kyrgyzstan has died after what relatives and colleagues say was a beating by police.

The death of government critic Almaz Tashiyev reinforced concerns about the risks faced by independent journalists in the Central Asian nation. It came after a series of attacks on reporters and shortly before next week&#8217;s presidential [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US diplomat: Kyrgyz air base deal will help maintain stability in region near Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 20:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A new agreement allowing the U.S. to maintain its air base in Kyrgyzstan for Afghan operations will help to ensure stability across Central Asia, a top American diplomat said Sunday.

Several months after ordering U.S. forces to leave the Manas base by mid-August, Kyrgyzstan last month agreed to a deal that will let [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz leader signs deal allowing US to keep using the crucial Manas military air base</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:17:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s president has signed into a law an agreement allowing U.S. military forces to continue using a crucial airbase to ship supplies to troops in Afghanistan.

President Kurmanbek Bakiyev&#8217;s office said in a statement Tuesday that the deal approved last week will take immediate effect.
The decision reverses an eviction order announced by Bakiyev [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz security forces kill 3 suspected members of terrorist organization in shootout</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-security-forces-kill-3-suspected-members-of-terrorist-organization-in-shootout-94509/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyz security forces killed three alleged members of a terrorist organization in a shootout this weekend, authorities said Monday — the latest in a series of clashes with militants in this poor Central Asian nation.

Soldiers battled gunmen for several hours after surrounding a house in the western Osh region late Saturday night, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan troops kill 3 suspected terror group members in southern shootout</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyzstan-troops-kill-3-suspected-terror-group-members-in-southern-shootout-94443/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan security services say soldiers killed three suspected members of a terrorist group in a shootout over the weekend.

Saturday&#8217;s clash was the latest in a series of gunbattles that experts say may be evidence of militants fleeing security operations in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The State Security Ministry said Monday that troops met heavy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan says deal to allow continued US use of air base will aid fight against terrorism</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyzstan-says-deal-to-allow-continued-us-use-of-air-base-will-aid-fight-against-terrorism-92175/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan said Thursday that a new deal allowing the U.S. to continue using a Kyrgyz air base to ship military supplies to Afghanistan was meant to support the fight against terrorism.

The agreement, an abrupt about-face four months after Kyrgyzstan ordered American forces out by August, won unanimous parliamentary approval Thursday. Officials were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz lawmakers unanimously back deal to allow US to continue using air base</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s parliament unanimously approved a deal Thursday allowing the U.S. to continue using an air base crucial to military operations in Afghanistan, sharply shifting course months after ordering American forces out by August.

Lawmakers voted 75-0 to ratify the agreement, providing a much-needed boost to the U.S.-led coalition as it ramps up military [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz lawmakers unanimously agree to allow US to continue using air base for Afghan supplies</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kyrgyz-lawmakers-unanimously-agree-to-allow-us-to-continue-using-air-base-for-afghan-supplies-91584/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s parliament has unanimously approved a deal allowing the U.S. to continue using an air base crucial to operations in Afghanistan.

Lawmakers voted 75-0 Thursday to ratify an agreement that should enable the U.S. to continue shipping military hardware and troops through the Manas air base in the Central Asian state. Five deputies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Kyrgyzstan agree to turn Manas base into &#8216;transit centre&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-kyrgyzstan-agree-to-turn-manas-base-into-transit-centre-89722/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ria Novosti</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK - Kyrgyzstan has signed a deal with the US for the creation of a &#8220;centre of transit shipments&#8221; at a former US air base at Manas airport, a source in the Kyrgyz government said Tuesday.

The country&#8217;s parliament is due to start discussions on the ratification of the agreement later in the day, a lawmaker [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using key air base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-kyrgyzstan-reach-deal-on-using-key-air-base-for-military-supplies-to-afghanistan-89520/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:40:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The United States has agreed to more than triple the rent it pays for use of a key air base in Kyrgyzstan to ship non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan under a deal approved Tuesday by a Kyrgyz parliamentary committee.

The accord to use the Manas base as a &#8220;center of transit shipments&#8221; comes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using Kyrgyz base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:35:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan tentatively approved a deal on Tuesday that should allow the U.S. to continue shipping military hardware and troops crucial to operations in Afghanistan through an air base in the Central Asian state.

U.S. forces had in February been ordered out of the Manas air base by a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using air base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-us-kyrgyzstan-reach-deal-on-using-air-base-for-military-supplies-to-afghanistan-89469/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A parliamentary committee on Tuesday backed a deal that allows the United States to ship non-lethal military supplies through a Kyrgyz air base to Afghanistan — four months after the Central Asian nation ordered the eviction of U.S. troops from the base.

The accord to use Manas airport as &#8220;center of transit shipments&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: US, Kyrgyzstan reach deal on using Kyrgyz base for military supplies to Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/official-us-kyrgyzstan-reach-deal-on-using-kyrgyz-base-for-military-supplies-to-afghanistan-89366/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:53:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The United States and Kyrgyzstan have reached a deal for using a Kyrgyz airport to transport U.S. non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan, a senior Kyrgyz official said Tuesday, four months after the country said U.S. troops would be evicted.

The accord to use Manas airport as &#8220;center of transit shipments&#8221; would fall short [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama sends personal message to Kyrgyz leader amid talks over future of US air base</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila Saralayeva</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — President Barack Obama has sent a personal message to his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, officials said Thursday, as Washington tries to keep U.S. forces from being evicted from an important air base in the Central Asian nation.

In his letter, Obama thanked President Kurmanbek Bakiyev for Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s support of U.S.-led military operations in nearby Afghanistan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama sends message to Kyrgyzstan leader amid talks over future of US air base</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Officials say President Barack Obama has sent a personal message to his Kyrgyzstan counterpart, as Washington tries to hold onto an important air base in the Central Asian country.

The Kyrgyz president&#8217;s office says Obama sent President Kurmanbek Bakiyev a letter to thank him for Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s support of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan.
It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Official: Kyrgyzstan may discuss letting coalition troops continue to use base for Afghan ops</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:56:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A high-ranking Kyrgyz official says the Central Asian nation&#8217;s president may meet with Afghan leader Hamid Karzai to discuss the possibility of letting U.S.-led forces continue using an air base to support operations in Afghanistan.

Aibek Moldogaziyev said Monday that President Kurmanbek Bakiyev and Karzai might discuss the Manas air base during an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan denies it is in talks to extend lease for US air base used for Afghan operations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s prime minister said Wednesday that his government is not in talks with Washington on the possibility of allowing U.S. forces to remain at an air base that provides support for military operations in Afghanistan.

Prime Minister Igor Chudinov spoke a day after the Pentagon reported progress in negotiations on maintaining the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz villagers riot, accusing ethnic Kurds of sheltering man accused of raping 4-year-old</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Authorities say hundreds of people in a village in Kyrgyzstan have smashed windows and overturned cars belonging to ethnic Kurds after the rape of a four-year-old girl.

An official in Petrovka says Sunday&#8217;s violence began after the head of the village&#8217;s Kurdish community attempted to shelter a man accused in the assault.
Police say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz police say they have arrested the suspected killer of parliamentary deputy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Police say they arrested a man suspected of killing a lawmaker in Kyrgyzstan.

Pro-presidential party lawmaker Sanzharbek Kadyraliyev died after being shot in the neck on April 14 outside his home in the capital, Bishkek.
The Interior Ministry says suspect Altynbek Itibayev has been arrested for allegedly killing the deputy over a business dispute. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russia-dominated military alliance to send more planes to air base in Kyrgyzstan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:55:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The head of a Russian-dominated military alliance says more planes will be stationed at a base in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan.

Collective Security Treaty Organization secretary general Nikolai Bordyuzha gave no figures Monday on the planned increase at the Kant air base. But he says more planes are needed to address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyzstan opposition picks ex-prime minister to challenge incumbent president in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s opposition coalition has picked a former prime minister as its candidate to challenge the incumbent president in a July election.

Social Democratic Party leader Almazbek Atambayev said Monday that he was confident of broad support from voters but suspects authorities will fix the July 23 vote.
The Central Asian nation&#8217;s fractious opposition forces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz president signs decree shutting strategic US airbase</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:52:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK - Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s President Kurmanbek Bakiyev Friday signed a decree to close a US airbase used since 2001 to support NATO operations in neighbouring Afghanistan, his office said in a statement.



On Thursday Kyrgyzstan&#8217;s single-chamber legislature approved the closure. The move was supported by 78 lawmakers, with one voting against. The pro-presidential Ak Zhol party has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kyrgyz parliamentary committee approves closure of US base</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BISHKEK - The Kyrgyz parliamentary defence and security committee approved closure of the US military airbase in the country Monday.



The hearings on the closure of the base will now be assessed by three parliamentary factions before going to a final debate in parliament.


A government spokesman said the Cabinet would shortly submit to parliament another &#8216;11 [...]]]></description>
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