US aims to check Russia in Central Asia 'Great Game'
Kerry visit looks to reassure partners and maintain alliances as Russia and China look to strengthen regional grip
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- Washington worried
- Anti-Western views growing
- War on Terror allies
- Balancing acts
- Central Asians meet Kerry
- C5+1 format
- Human rights
- Tajikistan
- Symbolic importance
- Outlook
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_350.jpg "Uzbek President Islam Karimov shakes hands with US Secretary of State John Kerry (Reuters/Brendan Smialowski/Pool)")