This file photo taken on July 5 shows a general view of the runway tarmac inside the Bagram US air base after all US and Nato troops left. AFP
BAGRAM: The US left Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the base’s new Afghan commander, who discovered the Americans’ departure more than two hours after they left, Afghan military officials said.
Afghanistan’s army showed off the sprawling air base on Monday, providing a rare first glimpse of what had been the epicentre of Americas war to unseat the Taliban and hunt down the Al Qaeda perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks on America.
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By KATHY GANNON
Associated Press Jul 5, 2021
3 hrs ago
The Bagram air base is mostly empty after the last American left the base, in Parwan province north of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 5, 2021. The U.S. left Afghanistan s Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years, winding up its forever war, in the night, without notifying the new Afghan commander until more than two hours after they slipped away. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
 Associated Press
BAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) â The U.S. left Afghanistanâs Bagram Airfield after nearly 20 years by shutting off the electricity and slipping away in the night without notifying the baseâs new Afghan commander, who discovered the Americansâ departure more than two hours after they left, Afghan military officials said.