List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan

This is a list of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) installations in Afghanistan used during the NATO led War in Afghanistan from 2001–present. Included are airbases, forward operating bases, main operating bases, combat outposts, firebases, and patrol bases used by NATO forces across the six ISAF regional commands: Regional Command Capital, Regional Command East, Regional Command North, Regional Command South, Regional Command Southwest, and Regional Command West.

History

After 30 September 2013 there will only be five sites used by the United Kingdom in Helmand Province including Camp Bastion (the main British base),^[1] MOB Price,^[2] MOB Lashkar Gah, PB Lashkar Gah Durai and OP Sterga 2.^[3]

Installations in Regional Command Capital

Regional Command Capital includes the province of Kabul and is headquartered at Camp KAIA.^[4]

Kabul Province

Kabul Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Camp	KAIA (Kabul Int'l Airport)	Kabul District			ISAF Headquarters ISAF Joint Command Turkish Army US Army USMC US Air Force, Mongolian Armed Forces	ISAF Headquarters ISAF Joint Command Headquarters Headquarters for RC-Capital
Camp	Black Horse	Kabul District	2008		US Army Canadian Army	[5]
Camp	Dogan	Kabul District
Camp	Eggers	Kabul District	2006	2014	NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan US Army USMC US Air Force Australian Army New Zealand Army French Army Turkish Army Mongolian Armed Forces	NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan Headquarters[6]
Camp	Invicta	Kabul District	2006		Italian Army
Camp	Julien	Kabul District	Apr 2007 2003	— 29 Nov 2005	Canadian Army	Reopened as a Counterinsurgency Academy in April 2007. [7]
Camp	Phoenix	Kabul District			US Army
Camp	Souter	Kabul District			British Army	Active as of December 2007
Camp	Warehouse				Canadian Army
FOB	Tora	Surobi District			French Army	[8]

Installations in Regional Command East

Regional Command East includes the provinces of Bamyan, Ghazni, Kapisa, Khost, Kunar, Laghman, Logar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Paktika, Paktiya, Panjshir, Parwan and Wardak. Bagram Airfield is the home to RC-East command headquarters.^[9]

Contents

Ghazni Kapisa Khost Kunar Laghman Logar Nangarhar Nuristan Paktika Paktiya Panjshir Parwan Wardak

Ghazni Province

Ghazni Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Arian COP Arian				Polish Armed Forces US Army	Before 2011 it was called Combat Outpost Arian.[10]
FOB	Ghazni				US Army Polish Armed Forces Afghan National Police (ANP)	Polish Task Force
FOB	Warrior				US Army Polish Armed Forces	Polish Battlegroup B.
COP	Band-E-Sardeh	Andar District
COP	Four Corners	Andar District
COP	Miri Andar					Transitioned to ANSF

Kapisa Province

Kapisa Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Kutchbach				French Army	Task Force Black Rock.[11]
FOB	Nijrab				French Army	2nd Armored Brigade (France) Task Force Lafayette command post & Task Force Black Rock.[11] Nicknamed FOB Morales Frazier.[8]
FOB	Tagab				US Army	[12]
COP	Belda	Alasay District	2009		US Army French Army Afghan National Army (ANA)	Named for a fallen French specialist with the 27th Alpine Mountain Battalion[13]

Khost Province

Khost Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Salerno	Khost (Matun) District	2003	31 Oct 2013	US Army US Air Force US Navy	[14][15]
Camp	Pucino	Khost (Matun) District		31 Oct 2013	USSOCOM	Sub-camp within FOB Salerno Named for SSG Matt Pucino (ODA2223)
Camp	Clark	Mandozayi District			US Army	[16]
FOB	Chapman Camp Chapman	Khost (Matun) District	2001		US Army USSOCOM CIA	Located 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north east of Khost City Also known as Camp Chapman.[17]
COP	Chergotah				US Army	[18]
COP	Narizah				US Army	[19]
COP	Sabari	Sabari District			US Army	[20]
COP	Spera	Spera District		23 Dec 2010	US Army	[21]
COP	Terezayi	Tirazayi District			US Army	[9]

Kunar Province

Kunar Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Asadabad		2003		US Army
Camp	Blessing			2011	US Army USMC	Named for SGT Jay Blessing (2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment)[22][23]
FOB	Bostick		2006	2012	US Army	Formerly FOB Naray (until 2008) Named for Maj. Thomas Bostick Near Kamu.[24]
FOB	Joyce			Jul 2013	US Army
Camp	Wright	Asadabad District			US Army	[25]
COP	Honaker Miracle	Dara-I-Pech District			US Army	[26]
COP	Michigan	Dara-I-Pech District		2011	US Army	[26]
COP	Monti				US Army	[27]
COP	Restrepo				US Army	[27]
Fire Base	California	Dara-I-Pech District
Fire Base	Phoenix	Dara-I-Pech District	2007		US Army
Fire Base	Vegas	Dara-I-Pech District			US Army	[28]

Laghman Province

Laghman Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Gamberi				US Army	[29]

Logar Province

Logar Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Altimur		2008	2013	US Army	[30][31]
FOB	Logar					[32]
FOB	Shank				US Army Czech Armed Forces
COP	Kherwar				US Army	[33]
COP	McClain				US Army	[34]
COP	Pul-e-Alam	Pul-i-Alam District
COP	Baraki Barak	Baraki Barak District

Nangarhar Province

Nangarhar Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Connolly	Khogyani District		2013
FOB	Fenty	Bihsud District	2007		US Army US Air Force	Located within Jalalabad Airfield [35]
FOB	Kogyani				US Army
FOB	Lonestar		Jul 2004	Dec 2012	US Army
Fire Base	Torkham Gate	Momand Dara District	2006		US Army	[36]

Nuristan Province

Nuristan Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
COP	Kalagush	Nurgaram District			US Army	Last remaining US outpost in Nuristan Province. Outpost near to Battle of Do Ab.
COP	Keating	Kamdesh District	2006	2009	US Army

Paktika Province

Paktika Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Boris FOB Bermel	Barmal District			US Army	Named for Captain Dave Boris Formerly FOB Bermel[37]
FOB	Khoyr Kot Castle				US Army	[38]
FOB	Kushamond	Dila District			US Army	[38][39][40]
FOB	Orgun-E Camp Harriman	Urgon District	2003		US Army	Formerly Camp Harriman
FOB	Rushmore
FOB	Sharana Camp Kearney	Sharana District	2004	1 Oct 2013	US Army Polish Armed Forces ROK Army	Formerly Camp Kearney [41][42][43]
FOB	Super FOB				US Army	[44]
FOB	Tillman FOB Lwara		2002		US Army	Formerly FOB Lwara Named for fallen US Army Ranger SPC Pat Tillman[45][46]
FOB	Waza Khwa	Waza Khwa District			US Army Polish Armed Forces
FOB	Zormot	Zurmat District			US Army
COP	Margah				US Army	[47]
Fire Base	Lilley Fire Base Shkin Fire Base Checo	Barmal District			US Army CIA	Named for fallen US Army MSG Arthur Lilley Formerly Firebase Shkin Unofficially Fire Base Checo[48]

Paktiya Province

Paktiya Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Lightning	Gardez District			US Army	[49]
FOB	Thunder	Gardez District			ANA
COP	Chamkani	Chamkani District			US Army US Special Forces	[50]
COP	Deysie	Shwak District	2008		US Army	[51] [52]
COP	Herrera	Zazi District	2008	2013	US Army
Fire Base	Gardez	Gardez District	2003		US Army
Fire Base	Wilderness FOB Tellier	Gerda Serai District	2006		US Army ANA	Also known as FOB Tellier [53][54][55][56]

Panjshir Province

Panjshir Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Lion			28 Dec 2011	US Army	Intended to be converted into a Women's college

Parwan Province

Parwan Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Airfield	Bagram Airfield	Bagram District	2001		US Army USAF	RC-East Headquarters The largest American base in Afghanistan.[57]
Camp	Albert	Bagram District	2004		US Army	Located within Bagram Airfield.[58]
Camp	Blackjack	Bagram District				Related to Bagram Airfield
Camp	Bulldog	Bagram District				Related to Bagram Airfield
Camp	Civilian	Bagram District	2003			Sub-camp within Bagram Airfield Houses contractors[59]
Camp	Cunningham	Bagram District	2004			Sub-camp within Bagram Airfield
Camp	Gibraltar	Bagram District	2002		Royal Marines (RM)	Located within Bagram Airfield. Closed.[60]
Camp	Warrior	Bagram District				Related to Bagram Airfield.

Wardak Province

Wardak Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Airborne				US Army	[61]
COP	Carwille				US Army	Named for fallen US Army 1LT Donald Carwile (1-506th, 101st ABN)[62]
COP	Dash Towp	Chak District			US Army	[63]
COP	Sayed Abad	Saydabad District			US Army	[64]
COP	Sultan Khyel				US Army
COP	Tangi	Sayed Abad District			US Army	Transitioned to Afghan forces in April 2011, and abandoned by September 2011[65][66]

Installations in Regional Command North

The Regional Command North area of responsibility includes the provinces of Badakhshan, Baghlan, Balkh, Faryab, Jowzjan, Kunduz, Samangan, Sar-e Pul, and Takhar. The German Bundeswehr commands RC-North and is headquartered in country at Camp Marmal.^[67]

Contents

Balkh Faryab Kunduz

Balkh Province

Balkh Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Camp	Marmal	Mazar-e Sharif District	2005	Present Present Present 30 Jun 2014 1 May 2014 Present Present	German Army German Navy German Air Force Royal Netherlands AF Swedish Air Force US Army Mongolian Armed Forces
Camp	Pratt	Mazar-e-Sharif District			US Army
Camp	Spann	Mazar-e-Sharif District			US Army	[68]

Faryab Province

Faryab Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
COP	Ghowrmach			Aug 2012	US Army	[69] 148th Infantry Regiment
FOB	Griffin			Aug 2012	US Army	148th Infantry Regiment, Echo Company 237th Support Battalion
COP	Qeysar			Aug 2012	US Army	148th Infantry Regiment
FOB	Freia				?Unknown?

Kunduz Province

Kunduz Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Kunduz				German Provincial Reconstruction Team	[70]

Installations in Regional Command South

Regional Command South includes the provinces of Daykundi, Kandahar, Uruzgan, and Zabul. Kandahar Airfield serves as the headquarters for RC-South, which is commanded by the United States Armed Forces.^[71]

Contents

Kandahar Uruzgan Zabul

Kandahar Province

Kandahar Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Airfield	Kandahar	Kandahar District			Royal Air Force (RAF) US Army US Air Force	RC-S Headquarters[71]
Camp	Baker	Daman District			Australian Army	Located within Kandahar International Airport[72]
Camp	Losano	Kandahar District			RNLAF US Army US Air Force	Sub-camp located within Kandahar Airfield[73]
Camp	Nathan Smith	Kandahar District	2003	31 Jul 2013	Canadian Army US Army
FOB	Frontenac	Arghandab District			Canadian Army	Built by Canada
FOB	Lindsey
FOB	Martello	Shah Wali Kot District	2006		Canadian Forces
FOB	Masum Ghar	Panjwayi District			US Army Canadian Army ANA	Base of operations for Canada's C2 Leopard 1 and Leopard 2A6M tanks.
FOB	Pasab FOB Wilson	Zhari District			US Army	Also called FOB Wilson[74]
FOB	Sarkari Karez FOB Ramrod	Maywand District			US Army	Formerly FOB Ramrod[75][76]
FOB	Scorpion				US Army
FOB	Sperwan Ghar	Panjwayi District			Canadian Army US Army ANA
FOB	Spin Boldak	Spin Boldak District	2006		Canadian Army US Army Albanian Special Forces Romanian Police ANP
FOB	Tiger		2004	2005	US Army ANA	Named in honor of the Louisiana State University mascot[77]
FOB	Zettelmeyer	Arghandab District			Canadian Army
COP	Fitzpatrick				US Army	[78]
COP	Hutal	Maywand District			US Army
COP	Lakaray	Spin Boldak District	2009		US Army
COP	Terminator	Maywand District	2008		US Army	[79]
Patrol Base	Wilson	Arghandab District			Canadian Army
Fire Base	Maholic Camp Gecko		2006		USSOCOM Special Forces	Formerly Camp Gecko.[80]
Strong Point	North	Arghandab District			Canadian Army
Strong Point	South	Arghandab District			Canadian Army
Strong Point	West	Arghandab			Canadian Army

Uruzgan Province

Uruzgan Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Joint Multinational Base	Tarin Kot, Camp Holland	Tarin Kot District		15 Dec 2013	Australian Army New Zealand Army US Army Royal Netherlands Army ANA	[81][82]
MOB	FOB Davis FOB Ripley	Deh Rahwod	2006	Present Present 15 Dec 2013 1 Aug 2010 1 Aug 2010	US Army USSOCOM Australian Army Royal Netherlands Army Korps Commandotroepen	Formerly FOB Ripley.[83]
Camp	Hadrian				Royal Netherlands Army
Camp	Russell				Australian Army	Suspected to be closed.
FOB	Coyote				Royal Netherlands Army ANA
FOB	Phoenix				Royal Netherlands Army ANA
FOB	Tycz	Deh Rahwod District			US Army
Firebase	Anaconda				US Army	Battle of Firebase Anaconda
Firebase	Tinsley Cobra		2009 2004	— 2009	US Army	Formerly Firebase Cobra.

Zabul Province

Zabul Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Apache	Qalat District			US Army Romanian Army	[84]
FOB	Bullard	Shah Joy District				[85]
FOB	Lagman	Qalat District	2004	Feb 2013	US Army US Navy Romanian Army Afghan National Army	[86] Formerly the main US/Romanian base in the Province. Named after Staff Sgt. Anthony Lagman, a soldier from Yonkers, N.Y. who was killed in action in 2004.[87]
FOB	Lane			Nov 2011	US Army	Closed on thanksgiving 2010 by 2/2 LST 2scr.
FOB	Mizan	Mizan District			U.S. Army	[88]
FOB	Smart		2004	2013	US Army	Former home to PRT Zabul
FOB	Sweeney		2004	2013	US Army	Named for Staff Sgt. Paul Sweeney[89]
FOB	Viper	Tarnak wa Jaldak			US Army	Name of former American PMT stationed there. Referred to as "Snakes with guns" by local Taliban officials, who offered 100,000 Afghani, 10 times the normal bounty, for any Viper casualties.
FOB	Wolverine				US Army	[90]

Installations in Regional Command Southwest

Regional Command Southwest is headquartered at Camp Leatherneck and includes the provinces of Helmand and Nimruz.^[91]

Contents

Helmand Nimruz

Helmand Province

Helmand Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Camp	Leatherneck	Nahri Saraj District	2008	26 Oct 2014	USMC	RC-SW Headquarters.
Camp	Bastion	Nahri Saraj District	2006	26 Oct 2014 26 Oct 2014 26 Oct 2014 1 Jan 2013 26 Oct 2014 9 May 2014 20 May 2014 28 April 2014	British Army RAF Royal Navy (RN) Royal Marines (RM) USMC Estonian Land Forces Danish Defence Tonga Defence Services	Formerly the largest British base in Afghanistan[92] and formerly home to Task Force Helmand.
Camp	Dwyer FOB Dwyer	Garmsir District	2007 2009	Closed 2009	USMC British Army	Named after fallen British Lance Bombardier James Dwyer of 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery.[93][94][95][96] Active as of September 2014.
Camp	Rhino FOB Rhino	Garmsir District	25 Nov 2001	3 Jan 2002	USMC US Navy US Army USAF SASR	First USMC land base established in Afghanistan [97][98][99][100][101]
MOB	Price FOB Price	Nahri Saraj District	2012 2006	17 Mar 2014 2012	RM (Unknown-2013) British Army (2006-2014) Danish Defence (2006-13) US Army (2012) USMC (2008)	Formerly FOB Price.[3]
MOB	Lashkar Gah	Lashkargah District	May 2006	24 Feb 2014	British Army	[102] Formerly home to the 1st Mechanized Brigade headquarters.[103] Handed over to the ANSF.[3]
FOB	Anchorman	Sangin District	Jun 2007	Closed	British Army	Active as of April 2010.[104]
FOB	Budwan Armadillo	Nahri Saraj District	2010 2008	2011 2010	British Army Danish Defence	Formerly FOB Armadillo.[105]
FOB	Delhi	Garmsir District	2006	Closed	USMC (2008 & June 2009-Unknown) British Army (2006 - 2008 & September 2008-June 2009)	[106][107] Active as of May 2013.
FOB	Edinburgh	Musa Qala District	2009	2012	British Army (2009) USMC (2009-2012)	[108][109][110]
FOB	Eredvi COP Eredvi			15 Jan 2014	USMC Georgian Land Forces	Closing down convoy helped by a British battlegroup.[111] [112] Transformed into a Forward operating base
FOB	Gereshk		2003	Closed		[113] Active as of 2005.
FOB	Geronimo	Nawa-I-Barakzayi District	Jul 2009	29 Mar 2013	USMC
FOB	Gibraltar	Sangin District	2007	Jun 2009	RM British Army
FOB	Hanson			May 2013	USMC	[107]
FOB	Jackson	Sangin District	2011 2008	Closed 2011	US Army British Army	Named after Pte Damien Jackson, 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment Active as of November 2012.
FOB	Khar Nikah Keenan		Jan 2010 2007	Closed Jan 2010	British Army Danish Defence	Active as of January 2012.[114] Formerly FOB Keenan.
FOB	Nolay	Sangin District	2006	6 May 2014	USMC (Sep 2010-May 2014) British Army (Unknown- Oct 2010) RM (Unknown- Oct 2010)	[115]
FOB	Now Zad	Nawzad District		2 Aug 2013	USMC	[112]
FOB	Payne			30 May 2013	USMC	[116]
FOB	Pimon			Feb 2013	Estonian Land Forces	Handed over to the ANA.
FOB	Robinson 2006-2014 Wolf 2006-2006	Sangin Valley	2006	1 Feb 2014 2014 Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 Feb 2014	US Army British Army Danish Defence Union Defence Force Canadian Forces ANA	Named after Staff Sergeant Christopher L. Robinson, 36, Brandon, Mississippi. Formerly FOB Wolf. Now FOB Rahatullah controlled exclusively by the ANA.
FOB	Sabit Qadam	Sangin District		5 May 2014	USMC	Transferred to the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, ANA[117]
FOB	Shamsher	Sangin District		Mar 2013	USMC
FOB	Shawqat	Nad Ali District	Jul 2009	Aug 2013	British Army RM	Last occupants: 2nd Battalion the Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.[118] Built by 38 Engineer Regiment.[119]
FOB	Shir Ghazay	Musa Qala District		29 Nov 2013	USMC Georgian Army	[112]
FOB	Tombstone	Nahri Saraj District	2006	Closed	British Army	Next to Camp Shorabak (ANA) and Camp Bastion. Active as of October 2011.
FOB	Whitehouse			May 2012	USMC
FOB	Wishtan Patrol Base Wishtan	Sangin District	2010 2008	Closed 2010	British Army (August 2008-Closure) USMC (2008)	Built by Echo Coy, 2/7 USMC in 2008. Handed to British during October 2008. Active as of April 2010.
FOB	Zeebrugge	Kajaki District	2010 2010 2006	Dec 2013 Dec 2013 >2010	USMC ANA British Army	Active as of May 2012.
COP	Faizel			Closed	USMC	Active as of May 2013.
COP	Kodori			Closed	USMC	Active as of May 2013.
Patrol Base	Almas	Sangin District		Closed	British Army (Unknown-Unknown) RM USMC (2010-)	Active as of February 2012.
Patrol Base	Argyll	Nad Ali District		Sep 2009	British Army	Replaced by the better FOB Shawqat a short distance away.[119] Now a school.
Patrol Base	Attal	Nahri Saraj District		Closed	British Army	Active as of October 2013.
Patrol Base	Bahadur			Closed	British Army	Active as of April 2012.
Patrol Base	Blenheim	Sangin District		Closed	British Army	Active as of June 2010.
Patrol Base	Boldak			Closed	USMC	Active as of 10 Nov 2013.[120]
Patrol Base	Chakaw	Sangin District		Closed	British Army	1 km to the east of FOB Wishtan.
Patrol Base	Clifton			Mar 2013	British Army	Handed over to the ANA.[121]
Patrol Base	Ezaray	Sangin District		Closed	British Army
Patrol Base	Folad	Nad Ali District		Aug 2013	British Army
Patrol Base	Fulod Sangin Fulod	Sangin District		Closed	British Army (Unknown-Unknown) USMC ANA	Active as of May 2012.[122] Formerly PB Sangin Fulod.
Patrol Base	Hazrat	Nahri Saraj District		Closed	British Army (Unknown-Unknown) USMC ANA	Active as of January 2013.[123]
Patrol Base	Jahan Zeb		2011	Feb 2012	British Army	Handed over to the Afghan security forces.[124]
Patrol Base	Jaker	Nawa-I-Barakzayi District	2008	Closed	USMC (2009-) British Army (2008-2009) ANA	Active as of April 2011.
Patrol Base	Lambadand	Trek Nawa		Closed	USMC	Active as of September 2012.
Patrol Base	Lashkar Gah Durai	Lashkargah District		8 Mar 2014	British Army Danish Defence	Closed.[3]
Patrol Base	Mahboob		Dec 2009	Closed	British Army RM	Active as of October 2010.[125]
Patrol Base	Masood	Masood District			Estonian Land Forces	Active as of November 2009.
Patrol Base	Mirage	Musa Qala District	2008	Closed	USMC	Former Taliban HQ. Active as of June 2011.
Patrol Base	Nahidullah		2010	Dec 2012	British Army	Last unit:1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment.
Patrol Base	Ouellette FOB Ouellette	Nahri Saraj District	Unknown Oct 2011	Sep 2013 Unknown	British Army (Oct 2011-Sep 2013) USMC (Unknown-Oct 2011)	[126] Handed over to the Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP).[127] Formerly FOB Ouellette
Patrol Base	Padnick.			Closed	USMC.
Patrol Base	Pan Kalay			Closed	British Army ANCOP	[128] Active as of April 2013
Patrol Base	Pylae	Sangin District		Closed	British Army	Active as of October 2010.[129]
Patrol Base	Rahim FOB Sandford		2008	Closed	British Army	Formerly FOB Sandford.[130] Active as of March 2012.
Patrol Base	Shaheed		2010	Closed	British Army	Once home to B Company, the 1st Battalion The Royal Welsh
Patrol Base	Shahzad FOB Shahzad	Nad Ali District		Sep 2013	British Army RM
Patrol Base	Shamshad			Unknown Unknown Unknown	British Army Estonian Land Forces USMC	Active as of 2011.
Patrol Base	Silab	Nad Ali District		Jun 2012	British Army	Handed over to Afghan security forces. Last unit was 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment.[131]
Patrol Base	Sparta	Lashkargah District		Closed	British Army	Active as of July 2013.
Patrol Base	Tangiers FOB Tangiers	Sangin District	2008	2009	British Army (2008-2009) RM (2008-2009) USMC (2008) ANA (2009-Unknown)	Formerly FOB Tangiers. Handed over to the ANA.
Patrol Base	Wahid FOB Wahid	Nad Ali District	2007	Apr 2013	Estonian Land Forces British Army RM	D Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1RGR). Closed at the end of Op Herrick 17 in April 2013.[132] Handed over to the ANA.
Patrol Base	Zumbelay Patrol Base Barakzjai			Closed	British Army	Formerly Patrol Base Barakzjai
Patrol Base	One	Nahri Saraj District		Closed	British Army	Active as of April 2012.[133] Base removed by February 2014. Believed to have been opened around Summer 2009.
Patrol Base	Two	Nahri Saraj District		Sep 2013	British Army	[1] Believed to been opened around Summer 2009.
Patrol Base	Four	Nahri Saraj District		Mar 2013	British Army ANA	Last unit was B Company, 1st Battalion The Royal Gurkha Rifles (1RGR).[134] Believed to been opened around Summer 2009. Possibly name changed PB Falcon Lawns.
Patrol Base	Five	Nahri Saraj District		Mar 2013	British Army RM ANA	Active as of October 2011. Used by Kilo Company, 42 Commando, RM during August 2011.
Firebase	Fiddler's Green	Nawa-I-Barakzayi District	Jul 2009	Closed	USMC	Active as of October 2011.
Joint Tactical Air Co-ordination	JTAC Hill		Oct 2008	Closed	British Army	[135]

Nimruz Province

Nimruz Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Delaram FOB Kerella	Delaram District	2009		USMC	Active as of 14 Nov 2013.[136] Named for US Marine Cpl Jason Karella of 2nd Battalion 7th Marines

Installations in Regional Command West

Regional Command West includes the provinces of Badghis, Farah, Ghor and Herat.^[137]

Contents

Badghis Herat Farah

Badghis Province

Badghis Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Todd	Murghab				[138]

Farah Province

Farah Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
FOB	Dimonios	Farah City			Italian Army	Home to Transition Support Unit – South (TSU-S).[139]
FOB	Farah	Farah City	Sep 2004	Oct 2013	Italian Army US Army USMC US Navy US Air Force	[140]
FOB	Tobruck	Bala Buluk			Italian Army	Home to Transition Support Unit – South (TSU-S).[139]

Herat Province

Herat Province Installations
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Airbase	Shindand	Shindand	2004	2014	US Air Force Afghan Air Force (AAF)	Formerly FOB Shindand
Camp	Arena	Herat			Italian Air Force Italian Army US Army
Camp	Stone	Herat		2014	Carabinieri US Army
Camp	Vianini			2012	Italian Army
FOB	La Marmora	Shindand			Italian Army	Home to Transition Support Unit – Center (TSU-C).[139]

Installations of Unknown Regional Command/Province

Installations of Unknown Regional Command/Province
Type	Name	District	Opened	Closed	Forces	Notes
Firebase	Nixon
Firebase	Oulet
FOB	Faizal			15 Jan 2014		[111]
FOB	Bakwah
FOB	Cobra
FOB	Costall				Canadian Army	Named after Private Robert Costall, Canada's first combat casualty in the War on Terror.
FOB	Freia
FOB	Indianhead
FOB	Maimaneh
FOB	Mehtar Lam
FOB	Puza-i-Eshan
FOB	Shukvani			15 Jan 2014		[111]
COP	Rankel				USMC	RC-SW[141]
COP	Ertoba					[141]

See also

• List of Afghan Armed Forces installations
• Advance airfield
• Advanced Landing Ground
• Fire support base
• Forward operating base
• Forward Operating Site
• Loss of Strength Gradient
• Main Operating Base

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