Bagram Airfield
Bagram Airfield or BAF also known as Bagram Air Base is the largest U.S. military base in Afghanistan. It is located next to the ancient city of Bagram, southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. It has a dual runway capable of handling any size military aircraft, including Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy and Antonov An-225. Bagram Air Base is occupied by the Afghan Armed Forces and the US-led Resolute Support Mission.
Withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan
On August 21, 2017 U.S. President Trump unveiled his strategy for Afghanistan and the broader South Asia, but he didn't specify either the number of troops that would be committed, or the conditions by which he would judge the success of their mission there. Instead conditions on the ground would determine troop levels and strategy. This was confirmed on August 24, 2017 by the military commander for United States and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General John W. Nicholson, who described the new strategy in Afghanistan as defining success by conditions on the ground and not "arbitrary timelines." U.S. President Trump said in his August 21, 2017 speech that "victory will have a clear definition: attacking our enemies, obliterating ISIS, crushing al-Qaeda, preventing the Taliban from taking over the country, and stopping mass terror attacks against Americans before they emerge." For this purpose about 4,000 more than the 8,500 U.S. service members currently in the region will be deployed according to the Washington Post citing congressional officials who were told this number by the Trump Administration.