As US Troops Left Bagram At Dead Of Night Without Telling Afghans, Looters Took Over
KEY POINTS
Millions of items were reportedly deserted, but the base's air hangars were locked
Many of the abandoned vehicles had no keys
American troops pulled out of the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan that they occupied for two decades, but they reportedly did not inform the base’s new Afghan commander, offering an opportunity for looters to move in as the base was left unguarded for some time.
The new commander of Bagram, Gen. Mir Asadullah Kohistani, said the Afghans had heard “some rumor” that American troops vacated the area but the news was confirmed only hours later, AP reported.