Afghan War: Petraeus Expands U.S. Military Presence Throughout Eurasia by Rick Rozoff http://dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2010/07/04/afghan-war-petraeus-expands-u-s-military-presence-throughout-eurasia-by-rick-rozoff/

“The Kyrgyz plan to set up a U.S.-funded training center in Batken might upset Russia, as the Russian-dominated Collective Security Treaty Organization announced its intention last year to build a military base in southern Kyrgyzstan. “Kyrgyzstan had been under pressure by Russia and China to close the U.S. air base.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional security treaty dominated by Russia and China, has called on the United States to close its military bases in Central Asia.“According to the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek, Washington has committed $5.5 million toward the completion of the counterterrorism center.”