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Bagram Airfield-BAF, also known as Bagram Air Base [3] (IATA: OAI, ICAO: OAIX), is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. It is under the Afghan Ministry of Defense .
The Taliban hold a military parade to celebrate the third anniversary of their takeover of Afghanistan, at the Bagram Air Base, in Bagram, Parwan province, Aug. 14, 2024.
The U.S. military left Bagram Airfield - its key base in Afghanistan - in the dead of night without telling the Afghans, the base's new commander said.
His decision, rejecting the unanimous advice of his military commanders that he follow Trump’s plan to retain 2,500 troops in Afghanistan and keep control of Bagram Air Force Base, created the ...
Bagram Air Base was established by the U.S. in the 1950s. [5] [6] It was used by the Soviet Red Army during the 1980s Soviet–Afghan War. [7] [8] The airfield included large hangars that fell into disrepair amidst the 1990s civil war. After removal of the Taliban and formation of the Karzai administration, the U.S. took control of the base. It ...
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There were three subordinate commands under COMISAF: the Intermediate Joint Command, which controls the tactical battle along the lines of the Multi-National Corps Iraq; the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, which trains the Afghan National Army; and Special Operations Forces.
When NBC News visited the base, some Afghan soldiers were visibly angry about the decision to withdraw U.S. forces. It was the epicenter of America's longest war. Now Bagram Airbase stands empty.