List of Afghan Armed Forces installations
This is a list of Afghan Armed Forces installations used by the Afghan National Army.
The main units are Corps size:
- 201st 'Selab' (Flood)
- 203rd
- 205th 'Atul' (Hero)
- 207th
- 209th 'Shaheen'
- 215th 'Maiwand'
Installations
Afghan National Army
| Type | Installation | District/Valley | Province | Opened | Closed | Corps | Brigade | Kandak | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp | Antonik | Helmand | Present | ||||||
| Camp | Holland | Tarin Khowt | Urozgan | Present | 205th 'Atul' (Hero) | 4th | |||
| Camp | Hero | Kandahar | Present | 205th 'Atul' (Hero) | 1st | 1st Brigade & Headquarters Kandahar Regional Military Hospital | |||
| Camp | Marmal | Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | 209th 'Shaheen' | 1st | ||||
| Camp | Parsa | Khost | 203rd | 1st | |||||
| Camp | Shaheen | Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | ||||||
| Camp | Shorabak | Nahri Saraj District | Helmand | Present | 215th 'Maiwand' | 3rd | [1] | ||
| Camp | Zafar | Herat | 2005 | Present | 207th | 1st | 1st Brigade & Headquarters.[2] | ||
| COP | Miri Andar | Ghazni | Present | ||||||
| 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 | Used by U.S. Air Force | |||||
| FOB | Orgun-E | Paktika | Present | ||||||
| FOB | Ouellette | Gereshk District | Helmand | October 2013 | Present | [3] | |||
| FOB | Pasab | Zharay | Present | 205th 'Atul' (Hero) | 3rd | ||||
| FOB | Robinson | Helmand River Valley | Helmand | 2006 | Present | ||||
| FOB | Rushmore | Sharana | Paktika | Present | 203rd | 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 | [4] | ||||
| PB | Jahan Zeb | Helmand | February 2012 | Present | 4th | [5] | |||
| PB | Mirage | Musa Qala District | Helmand | 2008 | Present | ||||
| Palace | Presidential Palace | Kabul | 201st 'Selab' (Flood) | 1st | |||||
| Tactical Base | Dwyer | ||||||||
| Tactical Base | Gamberi | ||||||||
| Training Center | Kabul Military Training Center | Kabul | Present | ||||||
| Training Center | Morehead Commando Training Center | Kabul | 2006 | Present | ANA Commando Brigade.[6] | ||||
| 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 | 2nd | |||||||
| Shindand | Herat | 207th | Commandoes | ||||||
| Chesma-e-Dozakh | Badghis | 207th | 3rd | ||||||
| Khost | Khost | 203rd | 1st | ||||||
| Ghazni | Ghazni | 203rd | 3rd | ||||||
| Kunduz | Kunduz | 209th 'Shaheen' | 2nd | ||||||
| Garmsir | Helmand | 215th 'Maiwand' | 2nd |
Afghan Air Force
| Base | Description |
|---|---|
| Hamid Karzai International Airport | Built by the Soviets 1960 and 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. |
| Kandahar International Airport | Built by the US around 1960, 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. |
| Shindand Air Base | 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. |
| Herat International Airport | Built by US in 1950s. It is the primary civil airport for the western portion of the country, but also houses military aircraft. |
| Camp Marmal | Built by Bundeswehr, it is a dual-use airport serving the northern and central portions of the country. A small American contingent has been based there. |
| Bagram Airfield | Built in 1950s, Bagram is the largest all military air base in Afghanistan. It is currently a primary center for United States and allied forces for cargo, helicopter, and support flights. Built in the 1950s, it has a 3,000-meter runway capable of handling heavy bomber and cargo aircraft. |
References
- "Marines Train Afghan Army Instructors On Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan". Leatherneck. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- "Eight killed in deadly 24 hours for NATO in Afghanistan". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- "Sun sets on UK's time in FOB Ouellette". British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS). Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- "Patrol base downsizing: a sign of the times". The Official British Army Blog. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- "Afghan soldiers take over new patrol base". Ministry of Defence (MoD). Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- "Gates Visits New Afghan Commando Training Site". United States Department of Defense (US DoD). Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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