“In one night, the [US forces] lost all the goodwill of 20 years by leaving the way they did, in the night, without telling the Afghan soldiers who were outside patrolling the area,” Afghan soldier Naematullah said.
Bagram air base is now the size of a small city. It is the biggest of six bases previously operated by the US Army and Air Force.
Between 1979 and 1989, Bagram was used by Soviet troops and between 1999 and 2001, the Taliban and the Northern Alliance struggled for control against British Special Forces. The 10th Mountain Division of the US Army took over In December 2001.
AP reporters Kathy Gannon and Tameem Akhgar described the base: “The sheer size is extraordinary, with roadways weaving through barracks and past hangar-like buildings. There are two runways and over 100 parking spots for fighter jets known as revetments because of the blast walls that protect each aircraft.
Why are US troops leaving Afghanistan?
US troops will be brought home from Afghanistan by 31 August, our team took a look at why after twenty-years the decision is being made to end the war.
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mass celebration in the streets,
iconic photos were taken, and the government
passed historic legislation to assist some veterans in returning to civilian life.
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America s longest war, the War in Afghanistan, comes to an end, the images could not be more different. Conveys told to abandon their posts in the
dead of night, and with such little information on the
withdrawal available to the public, many worry that the
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