Ainagul Abdrakhmanova
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Kazakstan may be less jumpy about security in its smaller neighbour, but new customs arrangements could mean lax procedures are a thing of the past.
Eyewitness accounts tell human stories behind bare statistics on June fatalities and destruction.
Little doubt that violence was orchestrated, but identity of masterminds still unclear.
Refugees say it’s too early to consider going back, and if they do they may find their homes burnt to the ground
Violence flares up as police enter village where colleagues were killed.
Tashkent says it cannot cope with any more than the 80,000 it has already let in.
Government official insists worst is over, but gunfire continues and refugees run for the Uzbek border.
Nation pays its respects for the dead as new authorities attempt to stabilise the country.
Ex-foreign minister forms government as president flees, following day of political violence in which scores died. By Timur Toktonaliev and Ainagul Abdrakhmanova in Bishkek