Karshi-Khanabad is an airbase in south-eastern Uzbekistan at . Karshi-Khanabad was leased by the government of Uzbekistan to the United States. The U.S. has used the base, also known as K2 and "Stronghold Freedom", since 2001 to support missions against al-Qaeda in neighboring Afghanistan. On July 29, 2005, amid strained relations caused by the May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan, the U.S. was told to vacate the base within six months. It was vacated by the United States in November 2005.
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- BBC News: US asked to leave Uzbek airbase.
- Satellite photo with annotations
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- US military base closed in Uzbekistan (Xinhua; November 22nd, 2005)
- US military withdraw from Uzbek air base (Pravda; November 21st, 2005)
- Ceremony to close US military base held in Uzbekistan (RIA Novosti; November 21st, 2005)
- US vacates Uzbekistan military base (Aljazeera; November 22nd, 2005)
- Last US plane leaves Uzbek base (BBC; November 21st, 2005)
