Tajikistan Denies Presence of U.S. Military Forces in Its Territory
September 25, 2001 - 0:0
TEHRAN - An official in Tajikistan's National Security Council on Monday denied all the reports carried by Russian newspapers, regarding the presence of U.S. military forces in this Afghanistan's neighboring country.
A Russian daily carried the news report on its Monday issue that the U.S. helicopters and military forces are now in Tajikistan to launch a likely attack on Afghanistan.
Uzbakistan has also refrained from giving any information about the presence of U.S. planes in its military sites, but the Uzbek president's spokesman said that they have received no news about it.
Many countries have refused to support U.S. with military facilities for its impending attack on Afghanistan with the exception of Britain which continues to support the United States.