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= Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
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The Central Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (CANWFZ) is an international treaty aimed at establishing a region in Central Asia free of nuclear weapons. It covers the five Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The treaty was signed in 2006 and came into effect in 2009.