{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Kabul Press","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.kabulpress.org","title":"Will Shindand Air Base Expansion Widen Afghan War?","author_name":"Matthew J. Nasuti (Former U.S. Air Force Captain)","width":"600","height":"400","url":"https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article25530.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/mail.bamyanpress.com\/article25530.html'\u003EWill Shindand Air Base Expansion Widen Afghan War?\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe American military does not need to create a second front in Afghanistan by heightening tensions along the Iran\/Afghanistan frontier.  Tony Capaccio, writing for Bloomberg.com on May 21, 2010, reported that the Pentagon is seeking $131 million in its Fiscal Year 2011, budget for massive upgrades to Shindand Air Base in western Afghanistan, about 20 miles from the Iranian border. The upgrades are for fuel and munitions storage, commando helicopters and drone aircraft.  Despite NATO claims (\u2026)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}