Closure of Kyrgyz base deals a blow to US - 19 Feb 09

The parliament in Kyrgyzstan has voted to close an air base key to US efforts in Afghanistan, as Washington urges Nato to send more troops to the war-torn country. The closure of the Manas US airbase will make it increasingly difficult for soldiers and supplies to reach Afghanistan. The base was expected to be used heavily as a build-up of US reinforcements into Afghanistan develops. Al Jazeera's Robin Forestier-Walker reports from Manas.

AlJazeera | February 19, 2009

Tags:. .forestier. .kyrgyz. .jazeera. .kyrgyzstan. .manas