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US leaves Bagram airport unattended, Afghan officials say News of Conflict
The U.S. left Afghanistan’s Bagram airport after nearly 20 years after shutting off electricity and slipping into the night without informing the new Afghan base commander that the Americans had left and found the U.S. more than two hours earlier, the Afghan military said.
The U.S. reported on Friday that it was completely he left his largest airport in the country, with the exception of one hundred U.S. troops from Afghanistan before their final withdrawal by the end of August.
“Guk [heard] some rumors that the Americans had left Bagram … and finally by 7:00 am, we understood that it had already been confirmed that Bagram had left, ”said General Mir Asadullah Kohistani, Bagram’s new commander, Associated Pressi.
US Left Bagram Airfield Quietly Without a Goodbye, Afghans Say
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06 Jul 2021, 09:05 GMT+10
BAGRAM, AFGHANISTAN - The U.S. left Afghanistan s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and leaving in the night, Afghan military officials said, without notifying the base s new Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans departure more than two hours after they left.
Afghanistan s army showed off the sprawling air base Monday, providing a glimpse of what had been the epicenter of America s war to unseat the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks on America.
The U.S. announced Friday it had vacated its biggest airfield in the country in advance of a final withdrawal the Pentagon says will be completed by the end of August.
US left airfield at night, didn’t tell new commander >Vehicles are parked at Bagram Airfield after the American military left the base, in Parwan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 5, 2021. The U.S. left Afghanistan s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years, winding up its forever war, in the night, without notifying the new Afghan commander until more than two hours after they slipped away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) Rahmat Gul >Blast wallls and a few buildings can be seen at the Bagram air base after the American military left the base, in Parwan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 5, 2021. The U.S. left Afghanistan s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years, winding up its forever war, in the night, without notifying the new Afghan commander until more than two hours after they slipped away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) Rahmat Gul
United States left Afghan airfield at night, didn t tell new commander
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Last Updated: Jul 06, 2021, 11:31 AM IST
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Before the Afghan army could take control of the airfield about an hour s drive from the Afghan capital Kabul, it was invaded by a small army of looters, who ransacked barrack after barrack and rummaged through giant storage tents before being evicted, according to Afghan military officials.
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Afghan army soldiers stand guard after the American military left Bagram air base, in Parwan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 5, 2021
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The U.S. left Afghanistan s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base s new Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans departure more than two hours after they left, Afghan military officials said.