The Manas coalition forces' airbase will be fully withdrawn from Kyrgyzstan on Aug. 18 in 2009, a source at the Kyrgyz government told Interfax on May 8. "Under the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry's note sent to the U.S. Embassy, a final withdrawal of the Manas airbase coalition, dislocated in December 2001 at the same airport, must take place on Aug. 18," the source said.
The source added that "the relevant notification was sent to the U.S. side and final militaries of the airbase must leave the territory on Aug. 18".