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Kazakh President Dismisses Defense Minister After Drill Deaths

Bloomberg Markets Sunday 27 September 2026, 07:07 UTC By Bloomberg News 1 min read
Kazakh President Dismisses Defense Minister After Drill Deaths Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed his defense minister after 14 military personnel died during exercises in the Caspian Sea. Dauren Kosanov was relieved of his duties and Aidos Myrzakhmetov was appointed as his replacement, according to two presidential decrees. Before this role, Myrzakhmetov was the commander of special operations forces.
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