anistanAll US and NATO troops have left the biggest air base in Afghanistan, a US defense official told AFP Friday, signaling the complete withdrawal of foreign forces from the country after two decades of war was imminent.
Bagram Air Base served as the linchpin for US operations in the Asian country, where the long war against the Taliban and their Al-Qaeda allies was fought with air strikes and resupply missions from the airfield.
“All coalition forces are off Bagram,” said the official — who asked not to be identified — without specifying when the last foreign troops left the base, 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Kabul.
He did not say when it will be officially handed over to Afghan forces.
“We still have not been informed of any official handover of the base to Afghan forces,” a senior Afghan official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The US military and NATO are in the final stages of winding up involvement in Afghanistan, bringing home an unspecified number of remaining troops by a deadline of September 11.
Source: Agencies
