At a September 11 ceremony at the Manas Transit Center, two US airmen salute the American and Kyrgyz flags to mark the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. Washington opened the base outside of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan shortly after the attacks.
David Trilling is the Central Asia news editor for EurasiaNet.
David Trilling is Eurasianet’s managing editor.
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