Uzbekistan

NATO seeks cheaper alternative to Russian transport hub – official

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:50:24 -0500

From RT: Deputy secretary general of NATO Alexander Vershbow told newspaper Kommersant Daily that transporting coalition cargo through a major logistics base in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk appeared to be too expensive.

NATO Afraid Of Russian Snooping At Ulyanovsk?

Jorge Benitez — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:36:35 -0600

From Nikolaus von Twickel, Moscow Times: NATO and Russia pride themselves on cooperation over Afghanistan and the fight against terrorists and pirates, but a planned logistics hub to transport military hardware from Afghanistan is not taking off.

Clinton reveals 'growing concern for the future' of the OSCE

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:29:07 -0600

From Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State: This year alone, the OSCE sent observer missions to monitor 17 different elections, including in my own country.

Russia and six allies planning their own missile defense system

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:19:10 -0600

From RIA Novosti: The Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-led military alliance of six former Soviet republics, plans to build an integrated air and missile defense system, the chief of the Russian military’s General Staff said on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan quits Russia-dominated security pact, CSTO

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 19:22:51 -0500

From Vladimir Isachenkov, the AP: Uzbekistan has suspended its participation in a Russia-dominated security pact of ex-Soviet nations, officials said Thursday

Shanghai Cooperation Organization seeks role in Afghanistan after NATO forces leave in 2014

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 16:35:11 -0500

From the AP: Central Asian states meeting in Beijing this week say they want a role in stabilizing Afghanistan after most U.S. combat troops leave at the end of 2014

NATO strikes transport deals to skirt Pakistan

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 11:01:22 -0500

From Slobodan Lekic, the AP: NATO has concluded agreements with Central Asian nations allowing it to evacuate vehicles and other military equipment from Afghanistan and completely bypass Pakistan, which once provided the main supply route for coalition forces.

The Logistical Nightmare of Leaving Afghanistan

Jorge Benitez — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:44:52 -0500

From Christian Neef, Spiegel: A writer once dubbed Ulyanovsk the Bethlehem of the 20th century, because it was the home of Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, who was born in the city in 1870 and went down in history under the name Lenin.