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U.S. Secures a Key Foothold
Saturday, October 6, 2001
News Service Reports

The 10th Mountain Division force is the first regular U.S. ground unit acknowledged by the Pentagon to have deployed to Central Asia.

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan -- News Service Reports
This former Soviet republic gave the United States permission Friday to use its soil for limited military operations, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair reassured Pakistan's military government that it made the right choice in joining the international coalition against terrorism.

Uzbek President Islam Karimov granted permission for U.S. warplanes and troops to use an air base to support President Bush's campaign to root out terrorists in neighboring Afghanistan.

Shortly after the approval, the Army dispatched 1,000 infantry soldiers skilled at search-and-rescue, humanitarian missions, and helicopter assaults.
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