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Kyrgyzstan Votes to Shut Critical US Airbase

Military must leave Central Asian republic in 180 days

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 19, 2009 7:00 AM CST

(Newser) – The parliament of Kyrgyzstan voted nearly unanimously to close a critical American military base in the country, dealing a blow to Barack Obama's efforts to reinforce troops in Afghanistan. The vote, 78-1, means that the US has 180 days to remove its airplanes and equipment,... Read full story »

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