Bagram Airfield (2001–2021)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:NATO
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Afghan_government
gptkbp:dateHandedOver July 2021
gptkbp:detentionFacilityKnownAs gptkb:Parwan_Detention_Facility
gptkbp:elevation 1,491 m
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:handedOverTo Afghan National Security Forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bagram Airfield (2001–2021)
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:OAIX
gptkb:OAI
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bagram,_Parwan_Province,_Afghanistan
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Taliban_attack_2016
gptkb:Taliban_takeover_in_2021
US withdrawal from Afghanistan
prisoner abuse allegations
suicide bombing 2016
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:prison
aircraft maintenance facilities
US drone operations
frequent target of insurgent attacks
housing thousands of troops
hub for US and NATO air operations
largest US military base in Afghanistan
largest military hospital in Afghanistan
major supply and logistics center
site of US and coalition airstrikes coordination
site of US military court-martials
site of USO shows and entertainment for troops
site of high-profile detainees
site of major military logistics hub
gptkbp:opened 1950s
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NATO
gptkb:United_States_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:runwaySurface 2
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Resolute_Support_Mission
gptkb:International_Security_Assistance_Force_(ISAF)
Afghan National Security Forces
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021)
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:military_operation
logistics
medical evacuation
detention
air support
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Afghanistan–United_States_relations
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6