Saturday, December 16, 2006

Defense: Kyrgyzstan questions US military presence following shooting death

Kyrgyzstan's Parliament has questioned further US military presence in the country after a US serviceman fatally shot a Kyrgyz civilian.

AP reports that lawmakers voted unanimously for a resolution asking the government to reconsider "the expediency" of allowing the US military to maintain the Manas Air Base on Kyrgyz territory, following an incident on Dec. 6 in which an American air force serviceman shot to death a Kyrgyz truck driver at the base.

The resolution also called for the lifting of immunity of US troops deployed in the country.