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 | |
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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. | ||
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. | ||
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. | ||
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, Nangarhar Province | |||
Kunduz, Kunduz Province | |||
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 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 | |
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Multi National Base | Present | 4th | ||||||||
Camp | Garmsir | 1st | HQ | [1] Located near to Camp Dwyer | ||||||
Camp | Present | 1st | HQ | 1st Brigade & Headquarters Kandahar Regional Military Hospital | ||||||
Camp | Mazar-i-Sharif | 1st | ||||||||
Camp | 1st | |||||||||
Camp | Mazar-i-Sharif | 1st | HQ | 1st Brigade & Headquarters | ||||||
Camp | Present | 3rd | [2] Formerly part of Camp Bastion | |||||||
Camp | 2005 | Present | 1st | HQ | 1st Brigade & Headquarters.[3] | |||||
COP | Miri Andar | Present | ||||||||
Contingency Location | 2021 | Handed to Afghan Forces during May 2021. Previously Camp Shorab. Next to Camp Shorabak.[4] | ||||||||
FOB | Present | |||||||||
FOB | Present | |||||||||
FOB | 2nd | |||||||||
FOB | ||||||||||
FOB | Present | |||||||||
FOB | Present | |||||||||
FOB | Present | |||||||||
FOB | October 2013 | Present | [5] | |||||||
FOB | Present | 3rd | ||||||||
depot | Kabul | 8th Division ammunition depot suffered series of explosions, August 1986.[6] | ||||||||
FOB | Helmand | 2006 | Present | |||||||
FOB | Present | 2nd | 4th | |||||||
FOB | Kandahar | Present | ||||||||
Military Academy | Kabul | 2005 | Present | |||||||
Operational Base | Fenty | |||||||||
PB | Clifton | Helmand | March 2013 | Present | [7] | |||||
PB | Jahan Zeb | Helmand | February 2012 | Present | 4th | [8] | ||||
PB | Mirage | Helmand | 2008 | Present | ||||||
Palace | Presidential Palace | Kabul | 1st | |||||||
Tactical Base | Gamberi | |||||||||
Training Center | Present | |||||||||
Training Center | Camp Morehead | Kabul | 2006 | Present | Located at Rish Khor camp. ANA Commando Brigade[9] | |||||
Pul-e-Charkhi | 2nd | |||||||||
3rd | ||||||||||
4th | ||||||||||
2nd | ||||||||||
2nd | ||||||||||
Shindand | Commandoes | |||||||||
Chesma-e-Dozakh | 3rd | |||||||||
1st | ||||||||||
3rd | ||||||||||
2nd |