Enduring Freedom for Central Asia?
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Skinner, Elizabeth
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2002
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April 2002
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Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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The five states of Central Asia[1] suddenly have taken on a new importance in U.S. strategic thinking since the war against the Taliban and al-Qaeda began in October 2001. In late September of 2001, the United States began shipping men and materiƩl to Uzbekistan's Khanabad airbase near the Afghan border, to set up a staging area and command post for operations into Afghanistan. Uzbekistan was chosen over its neighbors for its proximity to Afghanistan, its relative political stability in a region that has struggled with insurgencies and civil war since gaining independence in 1991, and the pro-Western leanings of President Islam Karimov.
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Strategic Insights, v.1, issue 2 (April 2002)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.