Military veterans of US' 'toxic soup' Uzbekistan base fighting for proper care 20 years after its shutter

Military veterans of US' 'toxic soup' Uzbekistan base fighting for proper care 20 years after its shutter

At the former Soviet base-turned-CIA black site and U.S. military base in Uzbekistan, researchers knew early on danger lingered not just from the enemy but from the ground itself. Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, known as K2, was a launchpad for U.S. operations into Afghanistan after 9/11. But for thousands of American troops who served there, it may have been a death sentence.Matthew "Nick" Nicholls, an Army environmental technician and preventive med…

Military veterans of US’ ‘toxic soup’ Uzbekistan base fighting for proper care 20 years after its shutter

At the former Soviet base-turned-CIA black site and U.S. military base in Uzbekistan, researchers knew early on danger lingered not just from the enemy but from the ground itself.  Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, known as K2, was a launchpad for U.S. operations into Afghanistan after 9/11. But for thousands of American troops who served there, it may have been a death sentence. Matthew “Nick” Nicholls, an Army environmental technician and preventive m…

K2 Air Base toxic exposure linked to rare cancers as veterans await Pe

At the former Soviet base-turned-CIA black site and U.S. military base in Uzbekistan, researchers knew early on danger lingered not just from the enemy but from the ground itself.  Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, known as K2, was a launchpad for U.S. operations into Afghanistan after 9/11. But for thousands of American troops who served there, it may have been a death sentence. Matthew “Nick” Nicholls, an Army environmental technician and preventive m…