KABUL – The United States troops will hand over Bagram Air Base to Afghanforces in about 20 days as Washington moves ahead of 100 percent removal ofits military from the war-torn country.
As the US continues to withdrawal of its troops as per President JoeBiden’s ambitious target, Afghan officials Tuesday confirmed that they willtake over Bagram Air Base in about 20 days. The handover was expected inabout 20 days and the defense ministry had set up special committees tomanage it.
Bagram airbase, built by the Soviets in the 80s, is the country’s biggestmilitary facility used by different forces in the South Asian country. Tensof thousands of troops stationed at the base during the peak of militaryinvolvement to tackle violence.
The airbase also included a penitentiary that detained thousands ofmilitant inmates over the years. Meanwhile, Washington had already handedover six military bases to Afghan forces before May 1. Kandahar Airfield,the second-largest foreign military base, was also handed over to US forceslast month.
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Meanwhile, the US Central Command also announced that nearly 30 to 44percent of troops have been withdrawn from Afghanistan until last month.The US forces have shipped the equivalent of 300 loaded C-17 transportplanes out of the country.
