Kyrgyzstan hosts 11th annual OSCE regional workshop on countering improvised explosive devices

SUMMARY: The 11th annual OSCE regional workshop Explosive Hazards Reduction and Response: Countering Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IEDs) concluded in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan on 23 August. The five-day event brought together over thirty international experts to discuss recent developments in national, regional, and global C-IEDs strategies. It was organized by the OSCE Programme Office in Bishkek and the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe in close co-operation with the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan.