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<b>Robin O’Brien</b> tagged along to an eagle hunting carnival, held every year in Bokonbayevo, Kyrgyzstan. It was a big day, particularly since eagle Oymok was making his return from injury, caused by a wolf bite.

Eagles fight rabbits at a Kyrgyzstani hunting carnival

Jan 24, 2011

It was pitch dark and minus 10 when <b>Robin O'Brien</b> left Murghab, Tajikistan for Osh, Kyrgyzstan. The first stretch of the journey was easy but trouble wasn't far off: border bosses and traffic cops wanting money and 'discussions' and one taxi driver with a particularly morbid sense of humour.

Laughing about murder: an awkward Kyrgyzstan taxi

Dec 03, 2010

They do things differently in Kyrgyzstan. Like courting, for instance, which is seeing a rise in bride kidnapping. As <b>Iva Skoch</b> writes, what was once seen as a custom, is now being recognised as a destructive crime.

Kidnapping of the bride — courting in Kyrgyzstan

Oct 13, 2010

It wasn't just spontaneous street violence between two ethnic groups that created the recent deadly havoc in Kyrgyzstan. But was it coordinated by organised criminals and financed by family of the recently ousted PM?

Who’s pushing this ethnic war?

Jun 17, 2010

Kyrgyzstan may be small, but the current violence could have a significant affect on Russia and the US, since both have military bases in the country. The US base is an important transit hub for supplies to its war in Afghanistan.

Why Russia and the US are freaking out about a tiny nation

Jun 14, 2010

A terrifying -- and sometimes graphic -- look at injured Uzbeks and their burnt houses and cars in Kyrgyzstan. Thousands of ethic Uzbeks are now attempting to flee the Central European nation.

PHOTO GALLERY: Death and fire on the streets of Kyrgyzstan

Jun 14, 2010

An ethnic war in Kyrgyzstan between Kyrgyz and Uzbek youths has left over 100 -- mainly Uzbeks -- dead, including women and children who were gunned down as they tried to flee their burning villages. Will the ethnic slaughter spread?

The political coup that’s become an ethnic war

Jun 14, 2010

<em>The Nation</em> investigates the corruption and bribery scandals surrounding the secretive fuel supply contracts for US military bases in Afghanistan.

Who’s fueling the Afghan war?

Apr 23, 2010

If the Kyrgyzstan uprising proved anything, it's that Russia still has major dominance of the Eurasia region. Barack Obama may have declared the start of a new era for US-Russian relations, but this is vintage Russian power play.

Move over Obama, Russia’s back

Apr 21, 2010

We, the Soviet-era folks, call the bloody Kyrgyzstan uprising a revolution, but elsewhere in the world people call this madness and riot, writes Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan resident <b>Adis Sydykbaev</b>.

Bishkek: a day in the life of a revolution

Apr 13, 2010

The Kyrgyzstan uprising was a bloody affair, with this graphic photo gallery showing semi-automatic weapon yielding protesters violently fighting riot police and then storming parliament buildings.

PHOTO GALLERY: The riots of Kyrgyzstan

Apr 09, 2010

Kumar Bekbolotov was on the streets of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Wednesday: a historic day that saw tens of thousands take to the streets, hundreds killed, and a government toppled.

A first-hand account of Kyrgyzstan’s uprising

Apr 09, 2010

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