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Aktobe
![Kazakhstan Halts Sale of Contaminated Oil to China Kazakhstan Halts Sale of Contaminated Oil to China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-01-27-2.jpg)
Kazakhstan Halts Sale of Contaminated Oil to China
By Paolo Sorbello
Tests revealed the presence of dangerous chemicals in oil pumped from the Aktobe region and destined for to China.
![Terror and Protest: 2 Trials End in Kazakhstan Terror and Protest: 2 Trials End in Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-18_18-18-24.jpg)
Terror and Protest: 2 Trials End in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
As Astana faces its 25th independence anniversary, Kazakhstan has some introspection to do on its much-touted unity.
![Kazakhstani Narratives About Aktobe Solidify Kazakhstani Narratives About Aktobe Solidify](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-05_13-20-32.jpg)
Kazakhstani Narratives About Aktobe Solidify
By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyzstan's mine headache, European and Eurasian integration, timekeeping in the Pamirs; weekend reads.
![After Aktobe Attacks, Many Questions Remain After Aktobe Attacks, Many Questions Remain](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-10_15-08-20.jpg)
After Aktobe Attacks, Many Questions Remain
By Catherine Putz
Astana is looking abroad for demons to blame for the violence last weekend.
![Nazarbayev Speaks: Warns of a Color Revolution in Kazakhstan Nazarbayev Speaks: Warns of a Color Revolution in Kazakhstan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-01-25_18-55-36.jpg)
Nazarbayev Speaks: Warns of a Color Revolution in Kazakhstan
By Catherine Putz
The Kazakh president blamed instigators from abroad for recent violence and protests.
![Russian Defense Minister Visits Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan Russian Defense Minister Visits Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-10-26_13-23-15.jpg)
Russian Defense Minister Visits Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan
By Catherine Putz
Sergei Shoigu embodies Moscow's concerns about whether Central Asia can manage security, internally and on its periphery.
![Kazakhstan: Accused Coup Makers, Attacks, and Silence at the Top Kazakhstan: Accused Coup Makers, Attacks, and Silence at the Top](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-28_15-56-11.jpg)
Kazakhstan: Accused Coup Makers, Attacks, and Silence at the Top
By Catherine Putz
“The head of the state is maintaining this issue under his control.”
![Kazakh Authorities Blame Aktobe Violence on 'Radical, Non-Traditional Religious Movements' Kazakh Authorities Blame Aktobe Violence on 'Radical, Non-Traditional Religious Movements'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-05_13-20-32.jpg)
Kazakh Authorities Blame Aktobe Violence on 'Radical, Non-Traditional Religious Movements'
By Catherine Putz
After shoot-outs at two gun shops in Aktobe, attackers stole a bus and rammed the gates of a National Guard base.
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