U.S. Defense Secretary in Kyrgyzstan to seek continue use of air base

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta flew into Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday to secure the use of Manas air base beyond July 2014. Washington wants to keep Manas as a transit point when they pull out of Afghanistan in future.

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