This followed a reported attack by militants on a border post in the city of Khanabad.
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Neighbouring Uzbekistan is the other Central Asian state that has provided a base, at Khanabad, for western forces fighting in Afghanistan.
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The Karshi-Khanabad airbase loaned to the U.S. gave them easy access to Afghanistan during the 2001 invasion and the Foreign Office was keen to maintain a relationship with Karimov.
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