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Bagram airbase

5th July, 2021 Geography

Context

  • The last US and Nato forces have left Afghanistan’s Bagram airbase.

 

 

Details

  • It was the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram.
  • It was the centre of the war against militants for some 20 years. This was informed by the US officials.
  • Bagram is at the junction of the Ghorband and Panjshir Valley, near today's city of Charikar, Afghanistan.

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