Kerry Begins Five-Day Tour of Central Asia

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, in the first stop of a sweep through five Central Asian countries, as rights groups urge him to speak out about human rights and freedom of speech. Kerry landed Saturday in the Kyrgyz capital for a one-day visit, the first of a one-country-per-day tour that also includes Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. U.S. officials see Kerry's visits as a means to assure the Central Asian nations of the...

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