Tajikistan bars U.S. troops from its soil - 9/11

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 09:38:12 GMT

DUSHANBE (Reuters) - Ex-Soviet Tajikistan has put limits on its agreement to help U.S.-led strikes in neighbouring Afghanistan, saying it has no plans to allow U.S. troops on its territory. Tajikistan and other central Asian states have become the focus of considerable speculation as Washington moves into the third day of its bombing campaign to root out Osama bin Laden, blamed for last month's attacks on the United States. American land troops have not and are not passing through Tajikistan to Afghanistan, Amirkul Azimov, secretary of Tajikistan's security council, told reporters on Tuesday.