Kyrgyzstan delivered an eviction notice for the U.S. Manas air base to the embassy in Bishkek last Friday, Feb. 20.
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The Kyrgyz parliament supported President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's announcement on Feb. 3, 2009, that the U.S. would no longer be allowed to use the airport to support operations in Afghanistan.
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The Kyrgyz parliament supported President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's announcement on Feb. 3, 2009, that the U.S. would no longer be allowed to use the airport to support operations in Afghanistan.
Saban Kardas, of the Jamestown Foundation, wonders if closing Manas will strengthen U.S.-Turkish relations?
