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The Big Picture: Watchtower

A man tends to sheep

A man tends to sheep under a watchtower at the US air base 30 km outside of Bishkek in Manas.

Kyrgyzstan's government has submitted a decree to parliament for the closure of a key US air base in the Central Asian state, officials say.

Photo: Vyacheslav Oseledko/AFP/Getty Images

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