US hands over Bagram Airbase to Afghans after nearly 20 years

Kabul: After nearly 20 years the US 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 US 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 authorised to release it to the media.

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One of the officials also said the US top commander in Afghanistan, Gen Austin S Miller, “still retains all the capabilities and authorities to protect the forces.”

AP