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BBC NEWS | Americas | US faces fresh Afghan obstacles

BBC NEWS | Americas | US faces fresh Afghan obstacles: "Kyrgyz MPs have voted to close a key US base supplying troops in Afghanistan, hours before Nato chiefs meet to study a US plea to boost troop levels.

The Manas base in Kyrgyzstan is used by thousands of US soldiers every month on their way to and from Afghanistan."

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