Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (R) and US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Tatiana Gfoeller (L) lay a wreath at a monument to victims of the 9/11 tragedy at the US airbase 30 km outside Bishkek in Manas on September 11, 2009. It has been 8 years since terrorists attacked the world trade center buildings in New York city using passenger liners. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev (R) and US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Tatiana Gfoeller (L) lay a wreath at a monument to victims of the 9/11 tragedy at the US airbase 30 km outside Bishkek in Manas on September 11, 2009. It has been 8 years since terrorists attacked the world trade center buildings in New York city using passenger liners.

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