A war began in late February 2026 between Afghanistan and Pakistan following Pakistani airstrikes on militant targets in eastern Afghanistan. Pakistan said the strikes targeted militant camps belongin
Bagram Airfield pictured in 2007
Camp Qargha, pictured here in 2014, was struck by Pakistan on 16 March
Bagram Airfield
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Bagram Airfield, also known as Bagram Air Base, is located 11 kilometres southeast of Charikar in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. It was owned and operated by the country's Ministry of Defense. Si
2026 Afghanistan–Pakistan war
…fire had been directed at Pakistani aircraft over Kabul and advised residents not to be alarmed. Later that day, the PAF carried out airstrikes on Bagram Airfield. According to local Afghan sources, the airstrikes were carried out by at least three aircraft, with several explosions being heard. Taliban officials…
A USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon taking off at Bagram Airfield in January 2015
This image shows aircraft of the Afghan Air Force during U.S. President Eisenhower's visit in 1959.
Soviet MiG-21 fighter jets at Bagram, 1980
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld speaks to U.S. troops at Bagram on 16 December 2001.