US hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans after nearly 20 years
U.S. officials say the U.S. military has left Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan after nearly 20 years
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Your support makes all the difference.After nearly 20 years the U.S. military left Bagram Airfield the epicenter of its war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America two U.S. officials said Friday
The airfield was handed over to the Afghan National Security and Defense Force in its entirety, they said on condition they not be identified because they were not authorized to release it to the media.
One of the officials also said the U.S. top commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Austin S Miller, “still retains all the capabilities and authorities to protect the forces.”