· June, 2006

Stories about Kyrgyzstan from June, 2006

Voices from Central Asia and the Caucasus

The Pamirs in sight, Kyrgyzstan Welcome to the latest roundup of the Central Asian and Caucasian blogosphere, brought to you bi-weekly by neweurasia. This edition reaches you from sunny Berlin,...

13 June 2006

Kyrgyzstan: World Cup Betting

Tolkun Umaraliev says that “World Cup Crazies” in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh are getting together throughout the competition to bet on and watch the games.

10 June 2006

Kyrgyzstan: EKOIS

CXW says that blogging is increasingly popular in Kyrgyzstan and profiles the blog of the EKOIS project which provides loads of information on environmental issues in Kyrgyzstan.

8 June 2006

Kyrgyzstan: Balbals

The Golden Road to Samarqand writes about balbals, stone grave markers found on graves across Central Asia.

5 June 2006

Kyrgyzstan: US Base

Yulia of neweurasia writes about the negotiations between the US and Kyrgyzstan over payments for the US military to house troops and equipment at the Manas airfield.

5 June 2006

Kyrgyzstan: Manas Rumors

Registan.net discusses rumors of a new deal between the US and Kyrgyzstan over the use part of Manas airfield to support military operations in Afghanistan.

2 June 2006