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Kazakh defense minister fired; last Russia-led troops leave

In this photo taken from video provided by The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Press Service, Kazakhstan's influential former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev speaks during his addressing to the nation in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022. Kazakhstan's influential former leader released a short video on Tuesday in which he talked about the violent unrest that engulfed the ex-Soviet nation earlier this month and rejected reports alleging that he fled the country amid tensions with the current president. (The First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Press Service via AP) In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian peacekeepers of Collective Security Treaty Organization leave a Russian military plane during the withdrawal of its troops, at an airport outside Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. Russia's defense ministry says the troops that were deployed to Kazakhstan as violent demonstrations shook the country have returned home. The troops were part of a force sent as peacekeepers by the Collective Treaty Security Organization, a Russia-led alliance of six former Soviet states. The CSTO approved the force of more than 2,000 on Jan. 5 at the request of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) FILE - A portrait of former Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev at the city hall building after clashes in the central square blocked by Kazakhstan troops and police in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Kazakhstan’s influential former leader has released a short video in which he talked about the violent unrest that engulfed the ex-Soviet nation earlier this month. In it he also rejected reports alleging that he fled the country amid tensions with the current president. The video published Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022 was the first time Nursultan Nazarbayev, who ran Kazakhstan for 29 years after it gained independence and kept an influential post after stepping down as president, spoke publicly about the protests and the bloodshed they descended into. (AP Photo/Vasily Krestyaninov, File)
Kazakh defense minister fired; last Russia-led troops leave