Shoot-to-kill order in Kazakhstan should be rescinded, Blinken says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday that Washington was seeking clarification from Kazakhstan officials on why they needed to call in Russian-led security forces to resolve domestic unrest, and that the government’s shoot-to-kill order “should be rescinded.” Demonstrations began a week ago against a fuel price rise before exploding into a wider protest against the government.