Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev, who...
General Staff chief Nikolai Makarov said Russia has sent some 150 paratroopers to its Kant airbase to ensure the safety of the families of Russian military staff.The United States expressed concern over the mass disorders in the country and said it was closely watching the situation. It also called on all sides to refrain from violence and display restraint.
On Thursday military medics from the United States provided humanitarian aid, including antibiotics, bandages and other medicines, to people injured in the Bishkek clashes, a statement from the Pentagon Transit Center"s press service said.
The U.S. State Department said the base, which supports international operations in Afghanistan, was functioning normally.
Kyrgyzstan has been unstable since Bakiyev took office after the so-called tulip revolution in 2005, but major political unrest began in Kyrgyzstan last month when opposition forces accused the government of tightening
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