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Article: If Russia's leaving, S. Ossetia town asks: Why build a new road?(WORLD)(South Ossetia, Georgia)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
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- October 6, 2008
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Byline: Dan Catchpole Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor
Akhalgori, Georgia -- On Sunday, Russian troops began to vacate checkpoints in Georgia set up after the brief war in August. Russia faces a deadline of Friday to pull all of its troops from Georgia under cease-fire terms agreed upon with the European Union.
Russian soldiers are also supposed to leave Akhalgori, a small town strategically located just 25 miles northwest of Georgia's capital.
If that's the case, why are Russians now upgrading a dirt road connecting Akhalgori with South Ossetia's capital, Tskhinvali? ask town residents. They say it's part of a Russian plan to stay - ...