Kyrgyzstan’s security chief is on a mission to solve every problem in the country
Photo of Kamchybek Tashiev, Kyrgyzstan's security chief. Screenshot fromAkipress news YouTube channel. Fair use. On February 19, the Kyrgyz Football Union (KFU) election committee elected Kamchybek Tashiev as the new president of the KFU. This was an expected outcome for Tashiev, the Chairman of the State Committee of National Security (UKMK), since he was the only registered candidate for the position. The idea to make Tashiev responsible for football in Kyrgyzstan belongs to his close ally the president, Sadyr Japarov. After the national team failed to qualify for the playoffs at the AFC Asi...