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This is a list of Afghan Armed Forces bases and installations used by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) and the Afghan National Army (ANA).
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This is a list of Afghan Armed Forces bases and installations used by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) and the Afghan National Army (ANA).
| Base | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmad Shah Baba International Airport | Kandahar, Kandahar Province | Locaked in Built by engineers from the United States around 1960 and recently expanded, it is also a dual-use airport serving civilian traffic to Kandahar and military support for the southern and central portions of the country. It is the home of AAF 2nd Wing. Kandahar has been a major center for American and Canadian forces and in mid-2009 underwent a major build-up of US/Coalition forces. |
| Bagram Air Base | Charikar, Parwan Province | Established in the 1950s, Bagram is the largest military air base in Afghanistan. It was a primary center for U.S. and allied forces for cargo, helicopter, and support flights. It has a 3,000-meter runway capable of handling heavy bomber and cargo aircraft. |
| Hamid Karzai International Airport | Kabul, Kabul Province | Built by engineers from the Soviet Union in 1960 and recently expanded by members of NATO countries and Japan. It is a dual-use airport, civilian and military, the primary hub for international civilian flights. It serves as the home of the AAF 1st Wing and includes state-of-the-art hangar facilities, as well as operations, logistics, billeting, dining, and recreational facilities. It is also used by the USAF. |
| Khwaja Abdullah Ansari International Airport | Herat, Herat Province | Built by engineers from the United States in the 1960s. It is the primary civil airport for the western portion of the country, but also houses military aircraft. |
| Jalalabad Airport | Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province | |
| Kunduz Airport | Kunduz, Kunduz Province | |
| Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport | Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province | Expanded recently by Bundeswehr and Turkey, it is a dual-use airport serving the northern and central portions of the country. |
| Shindand Air Base | Shindand District, Herat Province | Built by the Soviets in 1961. Home to the AAF 3rd Wing, it is the second largest military air base in the country, located just south of Herat with significant military aircraft shelters and facilities. Its location made it a prime candidate as a training base for the AAF. |
| Type | Installation | District/Valley | Province | Opened | Closed | Corps | Brigade | Kandak | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi National Base | Tarin Kot | Tarinkot District | Urozgan | Present | 205th 'Atul' (Hero) | 4th | |||
| Camp | Garmsir | Garmsir District | Helmand | 215th 'Maiwand' | 1st | HQ | [1] Located near to Camp Dwyer | ||
| Camp | Hero | Kandahar | Present | 205th 'Atul' (Hero) | 1st | HQ | 1st Brigade & Headquarters Kandahar Regional Military Hospital | ||
| Camp | Marmal | Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | 209th 'Shaheen' (Falcon) | 1st | ||||
| Camp | Parsa | Khost | 203rd 'Tandar' (Thunder) | 1st | |||||
| Camp | Shaheen | Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | 209th 'Shaheen' (Falcon) | 1st | HQ | 1st Brigade & Headquarters | ||
| Camp | Shorabak | Nahri Saraj District | Helmand | Present | 215th 'Maiwand' | 3rd | [2] Formerly part of Camp Bastion | ||
| Camp | Zafar | Herat | 2005 | Present | 207th 'Zafar' (Victory) | 1st | HQ | 1st Brigade & Headquarters. [3] | |
| COP | Miri Andar | Ghazni | Present | ||||||
| Contingency Location | New Antonik | Helmand | 2021 | Handed to Afghan Forces during May 2021. Previously Camp Shorab. Next to Camp Shorabak. [4] | |||||
| FOB | Anaconda | Oruzgan | Present | ||||||
| FOB | Connelly | Nangarhar | Present | ||||||
| FOB | Delaram | Delaram | Nimruz | 215th 'Maiwand' | 2nd | ||||
| FOB | Juno | ||||||||
| FOB | Masum Ghar | Panjwayi District | Kandahar | Present | |||||
| FOB | Oqab | Kabul | Present | ||||||
| FOB | Orgun-E | Paktika | Present | ||||||
| FOB | Ouellette | Gereshk District | Helmand | October 2013 | Present | [5] | |||
| FOB | Pasab | Zharay | Present | 205th 'Atul' (Hero) | 3rd | ||||
| depot | Qarga Lake | Kabul | 8th Division ammunition depot suffered series of explosions, August 1986. [6] | ||||||
| FOB | Robinson | Helmand River Valley | Helmand | 2006 | Present | ||||
| FOB | Rushmore | Sharana | Paktika | Present | 203rd 'Tandar' (Thunder) | 2nd | 4th | ||
| FOB | Sperwan Ghar | Panjwayi District | Kandahar | Present | |||||
| Military Academy | National Military Academy of Afghanistan | Kabul | 2005 | Present | |||||
| Operational Base | Fenty | ||||||||
| PB | Clifton | Helmand | March 2013 | Present | [7] | ||||
| PB | Jahan Zeb | Helmand | February 2012 | Present | 4th | [8] | |||
| PB | Mirage | Musa Qala District | Helmand | 2008 | Present | ||||
| Palace | Presidential Palace | Kabul | 201st 'Selab' (Flood) | 1st | |||||
| Tactical Base | Gamberi | ||||||||
| Training Center | Kabul Military Training Center | Kabul | Present | ||||||
| Training Center | Camp Morehead | Kabul | 2006 | Present | Located at Rish Khor camp. ANA Commando Brigade [9] | ||||
| Pul-e-Charkhi | 201st 'Selab' (Flood) | 2nd | |||||||
| Nangarhar | 201st 'Selab' (Flood) | 3rd | |||||||
| Nuristan | 201st 'Selab' (Flood) | 4th | |||||||
| Qalat | Zabul | 205th 'Atul' (Hero) | 2nd | ||||||
| Farah | 207th 'Zafar' (Victory) | 2nd | |||||||
| Shindand | Herat | 207th 'Zafar' (Victory) | Commandoes | ||||||
| Chesma-e-Dozakh | Badghis | 207th 'Zafar' (Victory) | 3rd | ||||||
| Khost | Khost | 203rd 'Tandar' (Thunder) | 1st | ||||||
| Ghazni | Ghazni | 203rd 'Tandar' (Thunder) | 3rd | ||||||
| Kunduz | Kunduz | 209th 'Shaheen' (Falcon) | 2nd |
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