The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to deny troops exposed to cancer-risking toxins at K2 even though recently declassified documents show the Pentagon knew troops were exposed and official military documents show evidence of said exposure. According to an article published by Stripes.com, “Karshi-Khanabad Air Base, known as K2, is a former Soviet airbase in southeastern Uzbekistan…
On Monday, Congress was officially notified that the Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to study the health effects and impact of exposure to toxic substances on service members who served at a base in Uzbekistan after the 9/11 attacks. According to an article published by Stars and Stripes, “The commitment to study the health effects on…
Kim Brook, the wife of deceased U.S. Army Lt. Col. Tim Brooks, told members of Congress that she believed her husband’s terminal illness (brain cancer) was due to his exposure to toxic substances at the airbase in Uzbekistan called Karshi-Khanabad, also known as K2. According to an article published by MilitaryTimes.com, Kim was in Washington…
This month the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that service members who were deployed to an Uzbekistan base used after the 9/11 attacks may have been exposed to a toxic “black goo” and are now requesting that they come forward to get help. According to an article published by McClatchyDC.com, VA secretary Robert Wilkie told reporters…
