US Defense Minister Lloyd Austin made the use of Russian databases for counter-terrorist operations in Afghanistan. It is reported by POLITICO Edition.
The appropriate statement The head of the Pentagon made on closed hearings of legislators. It is specified that the United States is negotiating with the authorities of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and a number of other countries in the region. It is assumed that the placement of their forces at military facilities of the above countries will allow the American military to observe and bring strikes on targets in Afghanistan under the control of Taliban (a terrorist organization prohibited in Russia).
Previously, the Wall Street Journal newspaper, with reference to the sources, reported that the States were interested in the possible use of Russian military bases in Central Asia. According to the publication, the head of the United Committee of the United States Headquarters, General Mark Milli, and the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Valery Gerasimov, at a midnight meeting in Finland on September 22, was discussed.