U.S. halts troop flights from Kyrgyz base
• ReutersThe United States
stopped all troops flying to Afghanistan via its Kyrgyz air base as
security concerns persisted on Saturday following an uprising in the
impoverished Central Asian republic.
The fate of the Manas base, a central cog in the
U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan, has been thrown into question since
the overthrow of President Kurmanbek Bakiyev's government.
