[CPEO-MEF] GLOBAL, VETERANS: Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, Uzbekistan

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

DoD Knew K2 Troops Were Exposed to Cancer-Causing Toxins; VA Continues to Deny Care

By Steve Beynon
Stars and Stripes 
July 10, 2020

WASHINGTON -- Recently declassified Defense Department documents show the Pentagon knew troops were exposed to multiple toxins and hazards that have led to hundreds of cancer cases and dozens of dead veterans after deploying to Uzbekistan in the early days of the War on Terror. The Department of Veterans Affairs is denying most of them care and disability.  

Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, known as K2, is a former Soviet air base in southeastern Uzbekistan that shares a border with northern Afghanistan. After the 9/11 attacks, the U.S. established Camp Stronghold Freedom at K2, which was used to support combat missions from 2001 to 2005. Veterans described a toxic environment at the post, where pond water glowed green, black sludge oozed from the ground and the government posted massive white and yellow signs warning troops to keep out of certain areas due to chemical agents.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/07/10/dod-knew-k2-troops-were-exposed-cancer-causing-toxins-va-continues-deny-care.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
P.O. Box 998, Mountain View, CA 94042
Voice/Fax: 650-961-8918
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