From Defense Technology News:
Bishkek - December 18, 2008: Kyrgyzstan is moving to close a key US military airbase used to support operations in Afghanistan, government sources told AFP on Wednesday.
"We are preparing the papers necessary to close the base," a senior official in the Kyrgyz presidential administration said on condition of anonymity, confirming comments from sources in the foreign ministry and parliament.
The president of the Central Asian state, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, also made clear he foresaw the closure of the base at Manas, outside the capital Bishkek, stating in an interview published by the Kabar state news agency that Western military operations in Afghanistan were over.
"Since there are no more military actions in Afghanistan, one can undoubtedly already talk about putting an end to the activities of the base at Manas.
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