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Central Asian military spending surges amid border tension, regional conflict fears
BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN — Military spending is surging in the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, a development officials link to regional conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, although experts doubt the buildup will increase stability. While Russia was …