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Bagram Air Base (ICAO: OAIX) is an airport located at the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in Parvan, Afghanistan. The host unit is the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...
The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
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The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ...
A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
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A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ...
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Concrete being poured, raked and vibrated into place in residential construction in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...
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Capital of Parvan one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. ...
Parvan province is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. ...
The ICAO ID is OAIX and it is specifically at 34.944N, 69.259E at around 1500 m above sea level. It had a single 3003 m (9852 ft) runway built in 1976. However, the United States spent 68 million US dollars on building a new 3.5-kilometre long runway for the Airbase, which was completed in late 2006.[1] The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, develops the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...
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Bagram Airbase has three large hangars, a control tower, and numerous support buildings. There are over 32 acres (130,000 m²) of ramp space. There are five aircraft dispersal areas with a total of over 110 revettments. Many support buildings and base housing built by the Soviets have been destroyed by years of fighting between the various warring Afghan factions. The new runway built is capable of serving large military and commercial aircraft. The new runway is 2000 feet longer than the older and is 11 inches thicker, which gives it the ability to handle larger aircraft if necessary, such as the C-5 Galaxy or the Boeing 747.[2] The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a military transport aircraft designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances. ...
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The detention center at Bagram Air Base has been heavily criticized for its abusive treatment of prisoners.[3] In 2005 the New York Times reported that two detainees had been beaten to death by guards, and Amnesty International has used the word "torture" to describe treatment at the detention center.[4] In 2005, a 2,000-page U.S. Army report was obtained by the New York Times concerning the homicides of two unarmed civilian Afghan prisoners by U.S. armed forces in 2002 at the Bagram Collection Point. ...
History
Soviet Occupation Bagram Airbase played a key role during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan from 1980 to 1989, serving as a base of operations for troops and supplies. Bagram was also the initial staging point for the invading Soviet forces at the beginning of the conflict, with a number of airborne divisions being deployed there. Aircraft based at Bagram provided close air support for Soviet and Afghan troops in the field. Some of the Soviet forces based out of Bagram included the 108th Infantry Division and the 345th regiment of the 105th Airborne. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was a 10-year war which wreaked incredible havoc and destruction on Afghanistan. ...
Civil War Following the withdrawal of the Soviet forces and the rise in the power of the mujahideen, Afghanistan plunged into civil war. Control of the base was contested from 1999 onward between the Northern Alliance and Taliban, often with each controlling territory on opposing ends of the airfield. Taliban forces were consistently within artillery and mortar range of the field, denying full possession of the strategic facility to the Northern Alliance. Press reports indicated that at times a Northern Alliance general was using the bombed-out control tower as an observation post and as a location to brief journalists, with his headquarters nearby. Flag flown by the UIF. The United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan (UIF, Jabha-yi Muttahid-i Islami-yi Milli bara-yi Nijat-i Afghanistan), also known as the Northern Alliance (term used by the Western media, Taliban and Al-Qaeda), was a military-political umbrella organization of...
Public execution of a woman by Taliban at Ghazi Sports Stadium, 1999. ...
Reports also indicated that Northern Alliance rocket attacks on Kabul had been staged from Bagram, possibly with Russian-made FROG-7 Rockets. Taliban attacks on the airbase included mortar attacks and airstrikes using cluster bombs. FROG-7B (Luna M) FROG-7B (Luna M) FROG-7B (Luna M) FROG-7B (Luna M) The FROG-7 is the final version of the FROG family of unguided, spin-stabilized, short-range artillery rockets. ...
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Use of Bagram Airbase by Allied Forces During the U.S-led invasion of Afghanistan the base was secured by a team from the British Special Boat Service. By early December 2001 troops from the 10th Mountain Division shared the base with Special Operations Command officers from MacDill Air Force Base in Florida and soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division from Fort Bragg. In November 2001, SERE program's chief psychologist, Col. Morgan Banks, was detailed to Afghanistan, where he spent four months at Bagram Air Base. As of mid-December 2001 more than 300 American troops, mainly with the 10th Mountain Division, were providing force protection at Bagram. The troops patrolled the base perimeter, guarded the front gate, and cleared the runway of explosive ordnance. As of early January 2002 the number of 10th Mountain Division troops had grown to about 400 soldiers. Combatants Taliban al-Qaeda IMU Hezbi Islami Afghanistan Northern Alliance United Nations: ISAF NATO, including: Canada United Kingdom Netherlands France United States Commanders Osama bin Laden Mohammed Omar Obaidullah Akhund Mullah Dadullah Bismillah Khan Tommy Franks Dan McNeill David Fraser Strength 12,000 claimed by Taliban Afghan Army: 46,000...
The Special Boat Service (SBS) is the British Royal Navys special forces unit. ...
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The 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) is a light infantry division of the United States Army currently serving under the XVIII Airborne Corps. ...
Aerial Photo of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida - March 1987 MacDill Air Force Base Emblem showing a KC-135 Stratotanker of the 6th Air Mobility Wing with the Tampa Skyline and Gasparilla ship in the background. ...
The 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army was constituted in the National Army as the 82nd Division on August 5, 1917, and was organized on August 25, 1917, at Camp Gordon, Georgia. ...
Fort Bragg is a census-designated place and a major United States Army fort, in Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA, near Fayetteville. ...
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An USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Air Base As of late January 2002, there were somewhat over 4,000 US troops in Afghanistan, of which about 3,000 were at Kandahar airport, and about 500 were stationed at the air base in Bagram. The runway was repaired by US, Italian and Polish military personnel. Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Bagram Air Base ...
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The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft designed to provide close air support (CAS) of ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets. ...
As of mid-June 2002, Bagram Air Base was serving as home to more than 7,000 U.S. and multinational armed services working together in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Numerous tent areas house the troops based there, including one named Viper City.
By November 2003 B-huts were replacing the standard shelter option for troops. There were several hundred, with plans to build close to 800 of them. The plans were to have nearly 1,200 structures built by 2006, but completion of the project was expected much earlier; possibly by July 2004. The increased construction fell under US Central Command standards of temporary housing and allowed for the building of B-huts on base, not to show permanence, but to raise the standard for troops serving here. The wooden structures have no concrete foundation thus not considered permanent housing, just an upgrade from the tents, the only option Bagram personnel and troops had seen previously. The small homes offer troops protection from environmental conditions including wind, snow, sand and cold. On average, B-huts house up to 8 people, as does the majority housing option, the tent.
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Use of Bagram Airbase as a detention center Bagram Airbase is the main prison facility for people detained by US forces in Afghanistan.[5] The airbase currently houses around 630 enemy combatants who have no legal recourse.[6] Detainee abuses at Bagram have included beatings, sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, shackling to ceilings, and threats with guard dogs.[3] Apart from US military and intelligence personnel, the only people officially allowed inside the prison building are Red Cross representatives who inspect the facility once every two weeks.[7] In 2005 the New York Times reported that two detainees had been beaten to death by guards. An enemy combatant has historically referred to members of the armed forces of the state with which another state is at war. ...
In 2005, a 2,000-page U.S. Army report was obtained by the New York Times concerning the homicides of two unarmed civilian Afghan prisoners by U.S. armed forces in 2002 at the Bagram Collection Point. ...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. ...
In July 2005 four detainees escaped from Bagram.[7]
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Kabul International Airport is located 16km (9miles) from Kabul, Afghanistan. ...
Kandahar Airfield (or Kandahar International Airport) (IATA: KDH, ICAO: OAKN) is located 16 kilometers (10 miles) south-east of Kandahar, Afghanistan. ...
Emblem of the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing, stationed at Manas Air Base Ganci Air Base is the unofficial name of Manas Air Base, a United States military installation at Manas International Airport near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, primarily operated by the U.S. Air Force. ...
A Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is an administrative unit of international aid to Afghanistan, consisting of a small operating base from which a group of sixty to more than one hundred civilians and military specialists work to perform small reconstruction projects or provide security for others involved in aid work. ...
Logo of ISAF. Persian writing: کمک و همکاری (Komak va Hamkari) means Help and Cooperation. International Security Assistance Force (10) (ISAF) is an international military force in Afghanistan led by NATO and consisting of about 32,000 personnel from 37 nations as of October 5, 2006. ...
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In 2005, a 2,000-page U.S. Army report was obtained by the New York Times concerning the homicides of two unarmed civilian Afghan prisoners by U.S. armed forces in 2002 at the Bagram Collection Point. ...
References - ^ Pajhwok Afghan News - Runway inaugurated at Bagram airfield...Link
- ^ Bagram Airfield opens $68 million runway
- ^ a b Summarized transcripts (.pdf), from Mohammed Sulaymon Barre's Combatant Status Review Tribunal
- ^ Amnesty International Annual Report
- ^ Afghanistan: Impunity for Systematic Abuse
- ^ US detention related to the events of 11 September 2001 and its aftermath – the role of the ICRC
- ^ a b Bagram: US base in Afghanistan
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