“Fraternal” Kazakhstan reopens Kyrgyzstan Border

    By David Trilling     Astana finally reopened the Kazakhstan-Kyrgyzstan border today, closed since the April 7 uprising. Interestingly, Kazakh authorities finally promised to let goods and people cross only hours after Bishkek diverted the Talas River, which serves as a vital source of irrigation water for Kazakhstan’s southern agricultural heartland. Today,...