General Mirasdullah Kohistani, the new commander of Bagram Air Base, said that we did not know about the timeline of American soldiers leaving the airbase.
American soldiers on their way to Bagram Base (AFP)
The US Army quietly left the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan during the night without informing the Afghan Command. In such a situation, the trouble of the soldiers of the Afghanistan Army has increased. Afghan soldiers are alone at this airbase with thousands of Taliban prisoners and now they are afraid of attack from the enemy. Significantly, by September 11, US troops have to completely get out of Afghanistan.
Bagram Airbase is located 60 km north of the capital Kabul. At one time, tens of thousands of soldiers from America and its allies used to be stationed here. It was an important military base during the war in Afghanistan for two decades. But last week the last American soldier quietly left the base. The withdrawal of US troops has created a huge security vacuum in Afghanistan, which the Afghan army appears to be unable to fill. The Afghan army does not seem capable enough to compete with the Taliban properly.
Information about the timeline for leaving the airbase was not given
General Mirasdullah Kohistani, the new commander of Bagram Airbase, said about the challenges to be faced, if we compare ourselves with the Americans, then this is a big difference. He acknowledged that his army may not be as strong as the US army. But to the best of our ability, we are trying to serve all the people as best and safe as possible. The lack of a clear handover or transition plan has made the task even more challenging. Kohistani said, we did not know about the timeline for his departure from the airbase. He did not say when he left it.
People looted the airbase
On the other hand, information has also come to the fore that since the withdrawal of American troops, there has been a lot of looting at the airbase. It was told that Afghans entered the buildings at four o’clock in the morning as soon as the American soldiers left. These people stayed inside the building for several hours and took away the plastic, metal present here. During this, Afghan security forces reached here as soon as they got information about the incident and these people were stopped from doing so. An eyewitness told that people were looting here. This is the reason why Afghanistan is getting ruined everyday. On the other hand, the threat of Taliban is also increasing now.
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