Feb 26

Kyrgyz base closure points to region in crisis<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - Indifferent to a row over the US airbase in their country, the mass of poor struggling to cope on the fringes of Bishkek reflect the gulf between rulers and ruled in ex-Soviet Central Asia.

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Feb 20

Kyrgyz president signs US base closure bill<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - Kyrgyzstan’s president has signed a law to close a key U.S. air base used as a staging post for military operations in Afghanistan.

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Feb 19

US ready to pay more for Kyrgyz base within limits: Gates<br /> (AFP)<br /> Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 19

Kyrgyz parliament approves US base closure<br /> (AP)<br />

AP - Kyrgyzstan’s parliament voted Thursday to close a key U.S. air base in the country — a move that could hamper President Barack Obama’s efforts to increase the number of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

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Feb 19

Kyrgyz parliament votes to close US base<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The Kyrgyz parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to close a US military base on its territory, in a blow for coalition forces who use the facility as a key supply route for Afghanistan.

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Feb 18

Kyrgyz parliament to vote on U.S. base closure<br /> (Reuters)<br /> Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 8

U.S. Afghan troops unfazed by Kyrgyz base closure<br /> (Reuters)<br /> Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 4

US says not informed over Kyrgyz base closure<br /> (AFP)<br />

AFP - The US embassy in Kyrgyzstan said on Wednesday that it had not received any official notification that the Kyrgyz authorities were ordering the closure of a US military air base.

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Feb 3

Russia seeking US base closure from Kyrgyz leader: report<br /> (AFP)<br /> Read the rest of this entry »