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NEW YORK — In a move that could complicate Washington’s war effort in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan wants to bar Pentagon contractors from supplying jet fuel to an American air base crucial to the Afghan campaign.
In an interview, Kyrgyz President Roza Otunbayeva said private companies handling supplies should be replaced by a joint venture between a Kyrgyz state company and Russia’s state-controlled Gazpromneft, a major source of jet fuel in the region.
The plan would provide Moscow direct leverage over an American base outside the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, that serves as a vital logistics hub for U.S. operations in Afghanistan.
The New York Times
