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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).

Air bases

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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.

Installations and other facilities

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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

Former installations

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Type Installation District/Valley Province Opened Closed Corps Brigade Kandak Notes
Military Academy Harbi Pohantoon (Military University) Kabul Province 1992 The military academy for the Afghan Army until 1992

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Afghan National Army senior leadership visits Camp Garmsir". DVIDS. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Marines Train Afghan Army Instructors On Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan". Leatherneck. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Eight killed in deadly 24 hours for NATO in Afghanistan". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  4. ^ "At Empty Bases, Echoes of War". NY Times. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Massive Explosions Rip Afghan Munitions Depot : Ammunition Explodes in Afghan Army Depot Blast, Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1986.
  7. ^ "Patrol base downsizing: a sign of the times". The Official British Army Blog. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Afghan soldiers take over new patrol base". Ministry of Defence (MoD). Retrieved 9 October 2013.
  9. ^ "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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