What have the Central Asian states done to support the war on terrorism and Operation Enduring Freedom?
Soon after 9/11, all of the governments in the region offered generous assistance to prosecute the war against terrorism. All the Central Asian states quickly joined the coalition and offered whatever was needed. As we began to establish facilities to prosecute the war in Afghanistan, President Putin affirmed his support for the increased U.S. presence in the region to combat terrorism, noting that it was in Russia’s interest to do so. Tajikistan and Uzbekistan were the first to offer the use of their facilities to U.S. and Coalition troops. Both played central roles as staging areas for our crucial early operations against al-Qa’ida and the Taliban. The bombing campaign in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, literally an hour after Uzbekistan and the United States signed the Status of Forces Agreement that provided the legal basis for the United States to carry out search and rescue missions from Karshi-Khanabad airbase. All governments in the region provided blanket overflight righ
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