Returning to Bishkek, photographer Stephen Lioy was placed in quarantine at a site he’s always wanted to explore: the old U.S. military base. "I must admit, I love Russia very much," the Kyrgyz ...

The Pentagon has announced earlier this month that the U.S. has begun curtailing its operations at the Manas base. U.S. Department of Defence spokeswoman Lieutenant Catherine Wilkinson told Itar ...