List of Afghan Armed Forces installations

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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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Air bases

BaseLocationDescription
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.

Installations and other facilities

TypeInstallationDistrict/ValleyProvinceOpenedClosedCorpsBrigadeKandakNotes
Multi National Base Tarin Kot Tarinkot District Urozgan Present 205th 'Atul' (Hero) 4th
CampGarmsir Garmsir District Helmand 215th 'Maiwand' 1stHQ [1] Located near to Camp Dwyer
Camp Hero Kandahar Present 205th 'Atul' (Hero) 1stHQ1st 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) 1stHQ1st Brigade & Headquarters
Camp Shorabak Nahri Saraj District Helmand Present 215th 'Maiwand' 3rd [2] Formerly part of Camp Bastion
Camp Zafar Herat 2005Present 207th 'Zafar' (Victory) 1stHQ1st Brigade & Headquarters. [3]
COPMiri Andar Ghazni Present
Contingency Location New Antonik Helmand 2021Handed 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 2013Present [5]
FOB Pasab Zharay Present 205th 'Atul' (Hero) 3rd
depot Qarga Lake Kabul8th Division ammunition depot suffered series of explosions, August 1986. [6]
FOB Robinson Helmand River Valley Helmand2006Present
FOB Rushmore Sharana Paktika Present 203rd 'Tandar' (Thunder) 2nd4th
FOB Sperwan Ghar Panjwayi District KandaharPresent
Military
Academy
National Military Academy of Afghanistan Kabul2005Present
Operational
Base
Fenty
PBCliftonHelmandMarch 2013Present [7]
PBJahan ZebHelmandFebruary 2012Present4th [8]
PBMirage Musa Qala District Helmand2008Present
PalacePresidential PalaceKabul 201st 'Selab' (Flood) 1st
Tactical
Base
Gamberi
Training
Center
Kabul Military Training Center Kabul Present
Training
Center
Camp MoreheadKabul2006PresentLocated 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

Former installations

TypeInstallationDistrict/ValleyProvinceOpenedClosedCorpsBrigadeKandakNotes
Military AcademyHarbi Pohantoon (Military University)Kabul Province1992The military academy for the Afghan Army until 1992

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