Late last month, the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan voted to terminate their lease to the United States of Manas Air Base, and required the Americans to vacate the base within six months. Manas is a crucial air base for operations in and around Afghanistan, and U.S. officials remain hopeful that there may still be room for negotiation. News photos from Kyrgyzstan are few and far between – that said, here is a collection of recent scenes from festivals, rural life, and Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan.
