Why did the United States withdraw forces from the Manas air base in 2014?

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The United States withdrew its forces from the Manas air base in July 2014 following a decision by the Kyrgyz parliament to terminate the lease agreement. In 2013, the parliament voted overwhelmingly to end the U.S. presence at the base, which had been established in 2001 to support operations against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.1

While the U.S. lease was ended, Kyrgyzstan maintained its military cooperation with Russia, renewing a lease for a Russian air base in 2012 for an additional 15 years.1