Political turmoil hits Kazakhstan as the president sacks top officialsby EurasiaNet Kazakhstan’s political establishment is reeling after reports of several intrigues, including an assassination plot, prompted Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to carry out an extensive purge of top government officials. The source of the turmoil, according to some experts and opposition political observers, is a growing difference of opinion among […]

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