Aziz Samarbekov is a video operator in the Bishkek bureau of RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service.
The Kyrgyz racehorse Karakyz has emerged victorious in multiple Central Asian horse-riding championships, earning legendary status among spectators as the fastest horse in the region. The mighty mare has dominated the At Chabysh race, one of Central Asia's oldest equestrian competitions.
An investigation by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service shows how a single cryptocurrency farm sucks more electricity from the state grid than major factories and gold mines combined, just as officials proclaim a crisis in the energy sector. A top state energy official may be benefiting from its operations.
