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
BaseLocationDescription 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 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 Located near to Camp Dwyer Camp Hero Kandahar Present 205th 'Atul' (Hero) 1st HQ 1st Brigade & HeadquartersKandahar 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 Formerly part of Camp Bastion Camp Zafar Herat 2005 Present 207th 'Zafar' (Victory) 1st HQ 1st Brigade & Headquarters. 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. 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 FOB Pasab Zharay Present 205th 'Atul' (Hero) 3rd Depot Qarga Lake Kabul 8th Division ammunition depot suffered series of explosions, August 1986.Massive Explosions Rip Afghan Munitions Depot : Ammunition Explodes in Afghan Army Depot Blast, Los Angeles Times, August 27, 1986. 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 MilitaryAcademy National Military Academy of Afghanistan Kabul 2005 Present OperationalBase Fenty PB Clifton Helmand March 2013 Present PB Jahan Zeb Helmand February 2012 Present 4th PB Mirage Musa Qala District Helmand 2008 Present Palace Presidential Palace Kabul 201st 'Selab' (Flood) 1st TacticalBase Gamberi TrainingCenter Kabul Military Training Center Kabul Present TrainingCenter Camp Morehead Kabul 2006 Present Located at Rish Khor camp. ANA Commando Brigade 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
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 List of airports in Afghanistan List of NATO installations in Afghanistan
References
External links Afghan Ministry of Defense