The US authorizes the staff of its consulate in Almaty to leave Kazakhstan

The government of U.S has authorized non-essential employees and the families of all employees to leave the Almaty consulate, in Kazakhstan, due to the insecurity situation in that country, according to a statement issued by the US State Department.

According to this statement, as the situation in Kazakhstan stands, “demonstrations, protests and strikes can take place quickly and without prior notification” that can quickly acquire a violent character.

The protests, according to the statement, can cause the disruption of traffic, transportation and telecommunications and “seriously affect the ability of the US embassy to provide necessary consular services,” including “assistance to US citizens leaving Kazakhstan ”.

The White House already expressed its concern on Friday about the order of the president of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Yomart Tokáyev, to “shoot to kill” against protesters in the country and warned that it will remain alert to any abuse of human rights.

The US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, also referred to the crisis in Kazakhstan during a press conference this Friday, in which he urged to resolve the crisis without ceasing to “respect” human rights.

The Kazakh authorities maintain their pulse with the protesters who have staged serious disturbances in the Central Asian nation during the last four days.

Although the first deputy director of the Presidential Administration Daurén Abáyev affirmed this Friday that “order has been restored throughout the country and the situation has stabilized,” there are still pockets of resistance from the protesters, entrenched in various parts of the country, according to local media.

The Kazakh Interior Ministry reported 26 protesters killed and 26 injured, and 3,211 people have been arrested, numbers that could grow in the coming hours.

The number of uniformed deaths remains at 18 and the number of wounded police officers rose to 740.

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