Kyrgyzstan and the Status of the U.S. Manas Airbase: Context and Implications

Abstract

In February 2009, Kyrgyzstan announced that it was terminating an agreement permitting U.S. forces to upgrade and use portions of the Manas international airport near the capital of Bishkek to support coalition military operations in Afghanistan. U.S. forces faced leaving the air base by late August 2009. Major U.S. concerns included working out alternative logistics routes and support functions for a surge in U.S. and NATO operations in Afghanistan and possibly cooler security ties with Kyrgyzstan that could set back U.S. counterterrorism efforts and other U.S. interests in Central Asia. After reportedly intense negotiations, the United States and Kyrgyzstan reached an agreement in June 2009 on modalities for maintaining U.S. and NATO transit operations at Manas. For more on Central Asia, see CRS Report RL33458, "Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests," by Jim Nichol.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA502702

Entities

People

  • Jim Nichol

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Asia
  • Central Asia
  • Civil Rights
  • Control Systems
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Warfare

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  • Strategic Security Studies