Manas Air Base ordered shut down suddenly

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Manas Air Base ordered shut down suddenly

2009-02-03 23:55:57

Kyrgyzstan has decided to shut down the Manas Air Base used by US to supply its troops in Afghanistan only 90 minutes flighttime away. The decision has left the US military in shock: they announced just a week earlier that they wanted 30,000 more troops for Afghanistan, and Condoleeza Rice had signed a long-term lease contract in October last year...

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