Kubat Kasymbekov

Kubat Kasymbekov is the managing editor of RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service. He began his career with the service in 2010 in Bishkek, before joining the BBC Kyrgyz Service in London in 2013. He returned to RFE/RL in 2016, based in Prague. Over the years, he has worked as an investigative journalist, TV and radio host, and video content producer. He holds a degree in journalism from Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University in Bishkek.

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February 18, 2025
Russia's War On Ukraine Fuels Kyrgyz Passport Boom

A burgeoning market for Kyrgyz passports has sprouted in Russia, offering greater travel and other freedoms amid international sanctions and domestic repressions since President Vladimir Putin launched all-out war on Ukraine. Not everyone in the Central Asian nation is happy about it.
April 22, 2024
U.K.'s Cameron Seeks To Define Common Interests On Visit To Kyrgyzstan

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said he's seeking to highlight the common interests of Britain and Kyrgyzstan on his first visit to the Central Asian country in his new job as foreign secretary.
June 27, 2023
Central Asian Companies Selling Sanctioned 'Dual-Use' Microchips To Russia

RFE/RL correspondents investigated how companies in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are trading with Russia in "dual-use" electronic components that can be used for civilian or military purposes. Statistics show trade in such goods has skyrocketed since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
June 22, 2023
Kyrgyz, Kazakh Companies Send Western Tech To Firms Linked To Kremlin War Machine

An RFE/RL investigation reveals how sanctioned Western electronics make their way to Russia via Central Asian firms -- some set up shortly after the Kremlin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine -- and end up in the hands of companies that have supplied the Russian defense industry.
June 22, 2023
Central Asian Companies Help Russia Bust Sanctions

RFE/RL correspondents investigate how companies in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are trading with Russia in dual-use electronic components that can be used for civilian or military purposes.
September 13, 2022
Investigation Shows Contractors At Russian Base In Kyrgyzstan 'Dispatched To Ukraine'

An investigation by RFE/RL indicates that Russia has redeployed troops from a base in Kyrgyzstan to the front line in Ukraine. Locals say some 300-500 contract soldiers were based there in late 2021, but have since been sent to Ukraine, a claim confirmed by activists and a soldier's family.
August 01, 2011
Kyrgyzstan Counts The Costs Of Malnutrition

Malnutrition is taking its toll in Kyrgyzstan, where it is responsible for one-quarter of the deaths of children under the age of 5. Poverty, lack of education and health care, and the fallout from food and financial crises all contribute to the problem.

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Also by Kubat Kasymbekov

Russia's War On Ukraine Fuels Kyrgyz Passport Boom

U.K.'s Cameron Seeks To Define Common Interests On Visit To Kyrgyzstan

Central Asian Companies Selling Sanctioned 'Dual-Use' Microchips To Russia

Kyrgyz, Kazakh Companies Send Western Tech To Firms Linked To Kremlin War Machine

Central Asian Companies Help Russia Bust Sanctions

Investigation Shows Contractors At Russian Base In Kyrgyzstan 'Dispatched To Ukraine'

Kyrgyzstan Counts The Costs Of Malnutrition