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Obama Embraces Uzbekistan Despite Reports of Human-Rights Abuses

Uzbekistan has become an essential ally, supplying U.S. troops in Afghanistan even as watchdogs allege human-rights abuses. The State Department says it sees ‘no contradiction’ in the relationship.

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