Glaciers are thick masses of ice that form on land from centuries of compressed snow. They provide a vital source of freshwater in Kyrgyzstan ... a coal mine" in the area, allegedly in collusion ...
There’s also a risk that uncontrolled Kyrgyz-Uzbek border areas may be land-mined. Tensions exist over recognition of the Kyrgyz-Uzbek borders and a number of gunfire exchanges have been reported, ...