Afghan Supply Route

Military Dominance In Mideast Proven A Costly Myth

Inter Press Service | Gareth Porter | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON, Mar 5 (IPS) - The arguments for maintaining a major U.S. combat force in Iraq at least through 2011, escalating U.S. military involvemen...

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Kyrgyzstan Approves US Air Base Closure, Threatening Afghan Supply Route

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kyrgyzstan's parliament has approved a government order closing the Manas air base, used by the United States to transport supplies and troops to Afgh...

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Pakistan: Black Market For US Military Equipment, Information Thrives

GlobalPost.com | Shahan Mufti | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Throughout the ages, this ancient Silk Road town near the border of Afghanistan has been the place where the black market thr...

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Kyrgyzstan: Bush-era Deal with a Central Asian Ruler May Come Back to Haunt Afghan Campaign

Aram Roston | Posted 05.25.2011

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Aram Roston

A potential logistical setback for the efforts in Afghanistan can perhaps be traced back to a tangled Bush-era alliance that enriched the family of a dictator in Central Asia.

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Kyrgyzstan: Closure Of US Base "Final"

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kyrgyzstan says its decision to close a US base that serves as a vital supply route for US and Nato operations in Afghanistan is "final". It contradi...

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Moscow Uses Key US Base As Negotiation Tool: Analysis

AP | ANNE GEARAN and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A standoff over an obscure air base in a Central Asian country few Americans could find on a map is becoming an opening salvo in a ...

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Uzbekistan Being Considered By US As Backup Air Base

AP | ANNE GEARAN and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The United States is considering resuming military cooperation with authoritarian Uzbekistan as a part of backup planning for the p...

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Pakistan: 10 trucks torched along US supply line

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Assailants torched 10 trucks stranded in Pakistan by the bombing of a key bridge on the main supply route for U.S. forces i...

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Kyrgyzstan Moves To Close US Base

Moscowtimes.ru | Posted 05.25.2011

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Kyrgyzstan began moves on Wednesday to close a U.S. military air base in the former Soviet republic that is vital for supplying...

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Pakistan Reopens Supply Route To Afghanistan

AP | SEBASTIAN ABBOT | Posted 05.25.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan has reopened the main supply route for U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan after blocking it for three days durin...

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Pakistan Kills 3 Militants In Afghan Supply Route Operation

AP | RIAZ KHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani troops killed three militants in an operation to secure the major supply route to U.S. and NATO troops in Afghani...

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