Kyrgyzstan to shut key NATO base
Published: 04 February, 2009, 20:34
The President of Kyrgyzstan has announced that the US military will have to leave the Manas Air Base near Bishkek. The facility is central to NATO operations in Afghanistan.
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Government forces in Kyrgyzstan have located an arsenal of American weapons in a house in the capital Bishkek. The discovery, at a residence occupied by US military forces, was made on Tuesday night, reports Russia’s RBK
The parliament of Kyrgyzstan has called on the government to reconsider the presence of a U.S. Air Force base in the country. It follows an investigation into the killing by an American soldier of a Kyrgyz driver.
Kyrgyzstan officials are demanding a thorough investigation into the fatal shooting of a fuel company employee by a U.S. serviceman. The incident happened in Bishkek's Manas International airport on Wednesday.
11.06.2010, 14:12
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The US Administration has Georgia on their minds – and it's not one of the fifty states.
31.07.2009, 11:45
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CSTO’s plan for a military base in Kyrgyzstan is unlikely to cause a conflict of interest with NATO after the decision to convert the US Manas base in into a support facility, says military analyst Dmitry Evstafyev.
08.02.2009, 05:46
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The Kyrgyzstan government’s decision to close a NATO airbase on its territory has upset Washington. Although it now needs the parliament’s and president’s approval, the closure looks a done deal.
15.05.2009, 19:29
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Russia wants the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to assume a greater security role, says Aleksandr Lukin, the Head of the SCO Research Centre at Moscow State University of International Relations.
The first American cargo intended for NATO forces in Afghanistan has passed through Russian territory and is now heading through Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
NATO has officially invited Kazakhstan to take part in a peacekeeping operation to rebuild Afghanistan under a United Nations mandate.
05.04.2010, 18:30
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In an unprecedented event, battalions from Britain, France and the United States will participate in the military parade on May 9 this year in Moscow to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.
Russia-NATO relationsPublished: 04 February, 2009, 20:34
The President of Kyrgyzstan has announced that the US military will have to leave the Manas Air Base near Bishkek. The facility is central to NATO operations in Afghanistan.
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