Nazarbayev signs U.S. -Forces Shipments Pact

    President Nursultan Nazarbayev has signed an agreement under which Kazakhstan will carry goods by rail for transshipment to U.S. forces in Afghanistan.     The agreement is aimed at stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan, would “positively influence the situation in Central Asia," Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov said.     It covers “issuing transit permits, compensation...