到莫斯科进行为期3天访问的美国武装力量中央司令部总司令汤米·弗兰克斯将军再次强调,美国在中亚的军事基地是临时性的,驻扎期限取决于阿富汗反恐行动持续的时间,位于哈纳巴德(卡尔希)市及比什凯克市玛纳斯国际机场的美军基地“是为了给阿富汗境内的反恐部队提供支持”。弗兰克斯将军预言,俄罗斯今后也会支持美军与中亚国家联合采取的安全措施的,美国及其它西方国家 General Tommy Franks, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces Central Command to Moscow for three days, reiterated that the U.S. military bases in Central Asia are temporary and that the duration of the deployment depends on the duration of the anti-terror operation in Afghanistan. U.S. bases in Nabal and the Manas International Airport in Bishkek “are meant to provide support to the anti-terrorism forces in Afghanistan.” General Franks predicted that Russia will also support the U.S. military and Central Asian countries in adopting joint security measures in the future. The United States and other Western countries