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Uzbekistan and the Taliban

What sort of country is Uzbekistan and how does the presence of the US affect life here?

What sort of country is Uzbekistan and how does the presence of the US affect life here? The presence of the US military in the Asian republic. The country was the launchpad for the Soviet war in Afghanistan in the 1980s, and once again home to a foreign military presence, this time in the battle against the Taliban.

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