Camp Marmal was an installation of the Afghan Armed Forces. It was adjacent to Maulana Jalaluddin Balkhi International Airport in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, at the foot of the Hindu Kush mountains. The camp was opened in September 2005. The camp gets its name from the bordering Marmal Mountains. Prior to the withdrawal of German troops, it was the largest base of the Bundeswehr outside Germany.
A United States C-5 aircraft at Mazar-e-Sharif Airport, adjacent to Camp Marmal, on 22 May 2012
The Norwegian Camp Nidaros within Camp Marmal in 2006
German President Horst Köhler talks with troops at Camp Marmal in 2010.
The first German Army Boxer Armored Transport Vehicles deployed to Northern Afghanistan arrive at Camp Marmal, International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command North. The Boxer is equipped with modern optics and remote-controlled weapons stations and provides improved protection to its crews.
Mazar-i-Sharif International Airport
Mazar-e-Sharif International Airport, officially called Mawlana Jalaluddin Mohammad Balkhi International Airport, is located about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, which is around 15 minutes of driving distance from the center of the city.
The airport's new terminal in June 2014
Mazar-i-Sharif Airport in 1969
An American Lockheed C-5 Galaxy at Camp Marmal in 2012
