1.   Some media reports in the United States and Europe have said the U.S. military supply planes are already operating at Tajik airfields.

2.   The decision on the Tajik base follows an onsite assessment by U.S. military advisers of the feasibility of using as many as three Tajik airfields.

3.   The decision follows an onsite assessment by U.S. military advisers of the feasibility of using as many as three Tajik airfields.

4.   With the Taliban in retreat in Afghanistan, it is unclear whether the United States would need use of a Tajik airfield.