Uzbekistan kicks US out of military base

Pentagon given six months to quit as Washington's relations with hardline dictator sour in wake of civilian massacre

Nick Paton Walsh in Moscow
Monday August 1, 2005
The Guardian

Uzbekistan has given the US six months to close its military base there, in its first move to sever relations with its former sponsor.

The air base near the southern town of Khanabad, known as K2, was opened weeks after the September 11 attacks to provide vital logistical support for Operation Enduring Freedom in neighbouring Afghanistan.