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US Cuts Deal on Central Asia Military Base

Troops must leave, but base will help Afghanistan mission

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 23, 2009 6:05 AM CDT

(AP) – The US has agreed to more than triple the rent it pays for use of a key air base in Kyrgyzstan to ship non-lethal military supplies to Afghanistan under a deal approved today, reports the AP. The accord over the Manas Air Base comes four...   Read full story »

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