By Catherine Herridge, Jessica Kegu CBS News October 26, 2020, 12:53 PM
Uzbek base that housed U.S. troops allegedly had "7 to 9 times higher than normal" radiation, yellowcake uranium
A CBS News investigation reveals new evidence in the cases of service members who believe their rare cancers and other illnesses stem from their time served on a remote base after 9/11. They say they were exposed to toxic materials at Karshi-Khanabad, or K2, a former Soviet base in Uzbekistan.
U.S. troops first deployed there 19 years ago.
"I had no idea at 40 that this would be my life," former Air Force mechanic Doug Wilson told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uzbekistan-k2-karshi-khanabad-base-us-troops-radiation/