News Digest
PROTESTERS TRY TO STORM US BASE OVER DETAINEES
By empty (7/27/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
BAGRAM -- More than 1,000 Afghans, some throwing stones, tried to break down an outer gate at the main US base yesterday while demanding the release of eight detained villagers; Afghan troops fired warning shots and used clubs to beat the crowd back. US troops also fired into the air. In southern Afghanistan, meanwhile, a provincial governor said that about 50 suspected insurgents and two Afghan soldiers had been killed in an overnight battle.ARMENIAN PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH GEORGIAN COUNTERPART
By empty (7/26/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Andranik Markarian began a two-day visit to Georgia on 24 July by undertaking with his Georgian counterpart Zurab Noghaideli a tour of the predominantly Armenian-populated region of Djavakheti in southern Georgia, Georgian agencies and RFE/RL\'s Armenian Service reported on 25 July. The two prime ministers met with local Armenians in several villages and in the regional center of Akhalkalaki. Armenia has agreed to provide financial and economic assistance to the impoverished region, including the reconstruction of local schools and an intensive road-building program to lessen the region\'s isolation.KYRGYZSTAN AGREES TO HOST U.S. BASE UNTIL AFGHANISTAN \'NORMALIZES\'
By empty (7/26/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Kyrgyz Defense Minister Ismail Isakov told a press conference in Bishkek on 26 July that the U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan will remain until the situation in Afghanistan normalizes, RFE/RL\'s Kyrgyz Service reported.U.S. NEED FOR AIR BASE DISCOUNTED BY RUMSFELD
By empty (7/26/2005 issue of the CACI Analyst)
The U.S. military could sustain its operations in Afghanistan even if it lost access to a key air base in neighboring Uzbekistan, Defense Secretary Donald H.Visit also
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