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Tajikistan and Uzbekistan can get the part of military aircraft of the former Afghan army for helping the Americans in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan. Washington hopes to establish close cooperation with Dushanbe and Tashkent.
The United States promised Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to convey 46 airplanes and helicopters that were evacuated from Afghanistan last summer, during the offensive of the Taliban* (Taliban* - a terrorist organization banned in Russia). These aircraft fled the country to the Afghan military to cooperate with the United States. Now these devices are in "limbo", the Taliban are demanding their return, the Americans say that it is their property.
According to the American edition of Politico, the U.S. will use these aircraft as leverage, suggesting their Tajiks and Uzbeks in just a few services. Americans want between Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the United States "more actively" carried out the exchange of intelligence, and also had the opportunity "in the future," someday they'll place on the territory of these countries is small US military base or airfield. A better and bigger. In General, the US wants to do on the territory of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan base for observing the Afghanistan.
And for that, Tashkent and Dushanbe will receive several helicopters UH-60 Black Hawk, Mi-17 and Mi-25, a turboprop light attack aircraft A-29s turboprop aircraft, General purpose C-208.
At the same time, according to the publication, if the transaction takes place, it will only deal the exchange of information. To date, the US has almost no chance to deploy its military bases on the territory of the Central Asian republics, is actively cooperating with Russia. In Tajikistan the Russian military base, and Uzbekistan in the last year refused to representatives of the United States, saying that the law prohibits the stationing of foreign troops on the territory of the country.
