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  • BIDEN EFFECT: US Marine Sniper Testifies to Congress That He Was Denied Permission to Shoot and Kill Kabul Airport Suicide Bomber Who Killed 13 US Service Members

    03/08/2023 9:10:50 PM PST · by george76 · 16 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | Mar. 8, 2023 | Jim Hoft
    Impeachable Offense In July 2021, Joe Biden abandoned Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield in the middle of the night after nearly 20 years of US occupation. The Biden regime shut off the electricity and slipped away in the night without notifying the base’s Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans’ secret departure more than two hours after they left. The Taliban quickly took control of Bagram Air Base, which is only 30 miles north of Kabul on August 15th and released thousands of terrorists held at its prison. The Biden regime, Mark Milley and the Afghans left the Taliban military equipment, uniforms, rations...
  • Explosion at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, Casualties Confirmed

    11/11/2016 9:29:16 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 13 replies
    abc ^ | 11/11/2016 | David Caplan
    A US official tells ABC News at least 11 have been wounded, by likely a vehicle-borne improved explosive device. An Afghan official tells ABC News that US forces have cordoned off the air base, located in northeastern Afghanistan, about an hour north of Kabul.
  • Video of Bagram Airfield Crash 29 April 2013

    04/30/2013 4:05:17 PM PDT · by Dallas59 · 22 replies
    Youtube ^ | 4/30/2013 | Youtube
    Video Linky Here Bagram airfield crash 29 apr 2013 A civilian cargo plane crash at Bagram Air Field north of Kabul in Afghanistan has killed seven people.
  • Afghanistan: Threats to Bagram Airfield

    06/01/2009 12:38:38 AM PDT · by Cindy · 5 replies · 722+ views
    OSAC.GOV ^ | May 27, 2009 | n/a
    Note: The following text is a quote: https://www.osac.gov/Reports/report.cfm?contentID=102695 YOU ARE HERE: Home > Reports > Safety and Security Reports > Report Afghanistan: Threats to Bagram Airfield SAFETY & SECURITY South / Central Asia - Afghanistan 27 May 2009 Printer Friendly Email Article RELATED REPORTS 27 Apr 2009 WARDEN MESSAGE: EMBASSY KABUL VICTORY DAY CLOSURE 22 Apr 2009 WARDEN MESSAGE: KABUL SERENA HOTEL AND VICTORY DAY THREATS 11 Feb 2009 KABUL SUICIDE COMBINED-ARMS ATTACKS 11 Feb 2009 WARDEN MESSAGE: ATTACKS ON AFGHAN GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS 10 Feb 2009 AFGHANISTAN 2009 CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT U.S. Regional Security Office Kabul released the following...
  • Medics Provide Aid and Election Information

    08/24/2005 10:46:27 PM PDT · by SandRat · 2 replies · 199+ views
    Defend America News ^ | Aug 24, 2005 | unattributed
    Task Force Peacekeeper, with the aid of Afghan Police, disseminate election information and provide medical aid to the village of Sabikhel, Afghanistan. By Combined Forces Command, Afghanistan BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 24, 2005 — U.S. soldiers of Task Force Peacekeeper alongside Afghan police conducted a medical assistance and election information dissemination mission in the village of Sabikhel, Afghanistan Aug. 22. "One of the keys to success with this mission were the Afghan police who were instrumental in helping guide and direct the patients to where they were supposed to go, as well as maintain order in the crowd." Lt. Col....
  • Military Doctor Gives Afghan Girl Gift of Life (Pull out your Hankies)

    08/23/2005 6:39:38 PM PDT · by SandRat · 38 replies · 963+ views
    Defend America News ^ | Aug 23, 2005 | Army Sgt. Tara Teel
    Eight-year-old Karishma rests following her heart surgery. The surgery was performed by military doctors at the hospital at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Aug. 14, 2005. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tara TeelThe efforts of two Special Forces medical personnel and a military doctor at Bagram Airfield's hospital ensure an ailing Afghan girl receives life-saving heart surgery BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 23, 2005 — Karishma tried to be like any other eight-year-old, running and playing with endless energy, but for her, there was a limit to her energy. She would not be able to look forward to a normal, long life because...
  • Medical Outreach Visit Treats Afghan Villagers

    08/09/2005 5:29:13 PM PDT · by SandRat · 5 replies · 310+ views
    Defend America News ^ | Aug 9, 2005 | unattributed
    U.S. Army paratroopers and medical personnel treated more than 600 Afghans and their farm animals and assisted local police forces with repairs to their patrol vehicles. BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 9, 2005 — U.S. Army paratroopers and medical personnel assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry (Airborne) treated more than 600 Afghans, and their farm animals, in the Nawbahar village. The village is located north of Kandahar and is the former homeland of the Taliban. "This part of Afghanistan was once a stronghold of the Taliban, but now we're seeing more and more of the people who live there working...
  • 82nd Airborne Unit to Bolster Election Security

    08/08/2005 5:17:03 PM PDT · by SandRat · 14 replies · 527+ views
    Defend America News ^ | Aug 8, 2005 | Army Pfc. Mike Pryor
    Units assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division have provided security for elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, so this mission came as no surprise to the paratroopers. BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2005 — The first group of paratroopers from a battalion of the 82nd Airborne Division rapidly deployed to Afghanistan to bolster security in advance of the country’s upcoming provincial elections began arriving here July 16. Approximately 700 paratroopers from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment were scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan in mid-July to join more than 1,500 paratroopers from the 82nd’s 1st Brigade Combat Team who have...
  • Deployed A-10 Pilot Reaches 3,000-Hour Mark

    07/29/2005 7:51:14 PM PDT · by SandRat · 102 replies · 1,802+ views
    Defend America News ^ | July 29, 2005 | Air Force Capt. Mark Gibson
    An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt pilot reaches a milestone supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, July 29, 2005 — The commander respectfully called "Duck" scored 3,000 flying hours in an A-10 Thunderbolt over the Afghan skies July 3. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jeffrey Cowan, 74th Fighter Squadron commander, entered A-10 "Warthog" history upon returning to base after flying a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Since his first flight, Cowan, from Pope Air Force Base, N.C., has clocked more than 3,000 hours in a Thunderbolt cockpit. "It is extremely rare for a pilot to get 3,000 hours...
  • Coalition doctors give Zaleikha a reason to smile (Tissues and smiles all around)

    03/18/2005 3:57:42 PM PST · by SandRat · 18 replies · 625+ views
    CENTCOMNEWS ^ | 03/18/05 | 2nd Lt. Christy Kercheval, Combined Joint Task Force 76 Public Affairs
    Coalition doctors give Zaleikha a reason to smile Story by 2nd Lt. Christy Kercheval, Combined Joint Task Force 76 Public Affairs BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan—Knowing the skills of the Coalition doctors at Bagram, Zaleikha and her uncle hoped just showing up at the Bagram gate would be enough. The pair traveled from Farah, on the other side of Afghanistan from Bagram, to see if Coalition surgeons could operate on 10-year-old Zaleikha and repair her cleft palate. Once the doctors were made aware of the girl’s needs, they were eager to do what they could for her. Colonel Dallas Homas, a Combined...