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Friday, March 25, 2011

Russia and Kyrgyzstan in dispute over airbase


Kant airbase
Russia and Kyrgyzstan are wrangling over Russia's Kant Airbase in the former Soviet republic.

Kant is Russia's first international military facility established after the Soviet Union collapsed in December 1991.

Kyrgyzstan is the only post-Soviet country to host both a Russian and U.S. airbase. Besides the former, the United States has access to the Manas Transit Center near the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek.

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