Multi National Base Tarin Kot
Multi National Base Tarin Kot is a former International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) installation, used after the Netherlands Armed Forces' departure by the Afghan National Army. The base was located on the outskirts of Tarinkot, the capital of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan.
| Multi National Base Tarin Kot | |||||||
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| Tarinkot, Tarinkot District, Uruzgan Province in Afghanistan | |||||||
NATO helicopters taking off at Tarinkot Airport in 2013 | |||||||
Tarin Kot Shown within Afghanistan | |||||||
| Coordinates | 32°36′50″N 65°52′00″E | ||||||
| Site information | |||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defense (Afghanistan) | ||||||
| Operator | Afghan Armed Forces | ||||||
| Previous Operators | Australian Army Royal Netherlands Army United States Marine Corps | ||||||
| Site history | |||||||
| Built | 2004 | ||||||
| In use | 2004 - March 2020 | ||||||
| Fate | Handed to Afghan Control | ||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||
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| Expanded August 2006 | |||||||
Under the previous operators the base was used by multiple states including the Netherlands and Australia.
The base was divided into multiple areas:
- Camp Russell (Australia's Special Operations Task Group)
- Camp Holland
- On the opposite side of the runway is Tarinkot Airport, all sites use the same runway
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