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US may use Romanian airbase for Afghan pullout |
2013-10-18 |
[Dawn] The United States is close to a deal with Romania that would see American troops return home from Afghanistan via an air base on the Black Sea, officials said Thursday. The proposed agreement would solve a major logistical hurdle facing the US as it pulls out the bulk of its combat forces and gear from Afghanistan over the next year. Under the arrangement, troop flight operations would shift to Romania from Manas airbase in Kyrgyzstan, where a lease expires in July 2014, US defense officials told AFP. The tentative plan will be discussed Friday when Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel hosts Romania's Defence Minister Corneliu Dobritoiu for talks, said two Pentagon officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "The final details are being worked out," said one of the officials. The logistics of the US withdrawal are "phenomenally complicated," the official said. "And this was a key piece of the puzzle." The possible agreement reflected "a growing relationship between the United States and Romania, which is in a strategically vital part of the world," he added. |
Posted by:Fred |
#4 Go for it! The Albanians and Romanians have done some pretty good work assisting with Afghan National Police (ANP) and Border Patrol along the PAK border. The sooner we're the hell outta there, the better for all parties concerned. Remember.... "Afghanistan is the good war" - The Champ |
Posted by: Besoeker 2013-10-18 10:22 |
#3 No Boodle or "taxes" for our backstabbing psycho Pak "allies". |
Posted by: Frank G 2013-10-18 09:37 |
#2 Elphinstone's withdrawal problems must weigh on their minds. |
Posted by: Glenmore 2013-10-18 08:27 |
#1 Far safer than Pakistan who along with Saudi and Iran remain the axis of Islam |
Posted by: Paul D 2013-10-18 03:24 |