Nearly 20 years later, U.S. forces have evacuated Bagram airbase from Afghanistan, at the height of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down ol-Qaeda-linked 9/11 terrorists, two U.S. officials say.
The Airbase was handed over to the Afghan security forces throughout Afghanistan, he said on Friday to remain anonymous because he was not allowed to report the matter to the media, the Associated Press reported.
One of the officials also said that the US chief in Afghanistan, General Austin S Miller, “still has all the power and authority to protect the military”.
At the top, a Bagram flight saw more than 100,000 U.S. troops pass through its side around 50km (30 miles) north of the Kabul capital.
An Afghan official said the site would be handed over to the government at a ceremony on Saturday, Reuters reporters said.
The release of the airbase is a clear indication that the last of the 2,500-3,500 U.S. troops has left Afghanistan or is about to leave, just months after President Joe Biden’s promise to expire on September 11.
It became clear immediately after the mid-April announcement that the US was ending the “eternal war,” that the departure of US troops and 7,000 NATO allies was approaching July 4, as the country celebrates their Independence Day.
Many NATO troops have already left Afghanistan as of this week.
Reports from a number of countries surveyed by The Associated Press show that many European troops withdrew from a minority event – in stark contrast to the popular protests and military alliances and NATO alliances that set out to thwart the 2001 US invasion.
The US has refused to say when the last troops will leave Afghanistan, in terms of security, and the security of Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International airport, which is still under discussion. Turkish and US troops here are protecting the airport.
The US also has about 6,500 troops in Afghanistan to protect its embassy ambassadors. Their presence is expected to discuss bilateral relations with the Afghan government.
The US and NATO are leaving Afghanistan as the Taliban insurgents thrive in several parts of the country, passing through many areas and increasing the number of Afghan troops.
In a time of crisis, the government has recruited troops with a history of brutal violence supporting Afghan security forces.
In a joint press conference, General Miller this week warned that the ongoing violence would jeopardize the ongoing civil war in Afghanistan, which should be a global concern.
Last month, Biden told his Afghan counterpart, Ashraf Ghani, that “Afghans will have to decide their own future, whatever they want”.
Ghani said his job now is to “address the crisis” of the US coming.
The alliance with the Taliban on US pull was carried out under the auspices of former President Donald Trump.
In exchange for the US departure, the Taliban have promised to stop any militant group from attacking Afghanistan. It has also made efforts to negotiate with Afghan opponents but has not really happened in the negotiations.
Full of symbols
Leaving the US is full of symbols. Not to mention that it is the second time that an Afghan invader has come and passed through Bagram.
The former Soviet Union built an airport in the 1950’s. When it invaded Afghanistan in 1979 to restore communist rule, it became its capital and defended its occupation.
For 10 years, the Soviets fought a US-backed “mujahideen”, known as a freedom fighter by former President Ronald Reagan, who saw them as the last Cold War veteran.
When the US and NATO acquired Bagram in 2001, they found it in ruins, fortified houses, covered with stone and bullets, and much of its walls were destroyed.
They were left stranded in a battle between the Taliban and military leaders who had fled to their northern territories.
The starting point has two modes. Most recently, at an altitude of 3,660 meters, he was arrested in 2006 for $ 96m. There are 110 exhibits, mostly airports, protected by cracked walls.
GlobalSecurity, a security expert, says Bagram includes three major hangars, a monitoring tower and several support buildings.
Underneath it is a 50-bed hospital with dementia, three operations and a modern dental hospital. The other part becomes a prison, famous and dangerous among the people of Afghanistan.
