# Kazakhstan’s president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev says order had been mostly restored in the country after days of unprecedented violence that saw a Moscow-led military alliance send troops to help quell unrest. Long seen as one the most stable of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia, energy-rich Kazakhstan is facing its biggest crisis in decades after days of protests over rising fuel prices escalated into widespread unrest. AFP reports protesters stormed government buildings in the largest city Almaty on Wednesday and fought running battles with police and the military.