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| US and Uzbekistan discuss opening more supply routes |
| 2011-09-30 |
| President Obama and the president of Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov, discussed expanding use of the Central Asian country as a route to supply troops in Afghanistan, according to a US official, amid growing concern about the viability of Pakistan as a transit route. Secretary of State Clinton also met with her Uzbek counterpart on Thursday, and Congress is considering legislation that would allow more military aid to Uzbekistan despite its human rights record. |
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