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France, Spain evicted from Kyrgyz air base
 [Iran Press TV Latest] French and Spanish forces have vacated an air base in Kyrgyzstan because their deals to use it as a refueling point for aircraft supplying NATO forces in Afghanistan were cancelled. Kyrgyzstan cancelled the deals in June and gave permission to the United States to continue using the Manas air base after Washington agreed to pay more to have access to it. Spain moved 60 soldiers and two Hercules C-130 aircraft stationed at the Manas base to Herat, Afghanistan on October 13, it was announced on Sunday. The 30 French servicemen stationed at Manas and their equipment were moved from the base near the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek to the Tajik capital Dushanbe, from where they are continuing their mission. However, it has been reported that France and Spain are trying to negotiate new deals that would allow them to use the Manas air base again. Posted by: Steve White 2009-10-26 |
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