Multi National Base Tarin Kot is a former

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(ISAF) installation, used after the Netherlands Armed Forces' departure by the Afghan National Army. The base was located on the outskirts of

Tarinkot Tarīnkōṭ ( prs, ترين کوت), also spelled as Tarin Kowt, is the capital of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan in the Tarinkot District. Tarinkot city has a population of 71,604 (2015), with some 200 small shops in the city's bazaa ...

, the capital of

Uruzgan Province Uruzgan (Dari), also spelled as Urozgan or Oruzgan, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Uruzgan is located in the center of the country. The population is 436,079, and the province is mostly a tribal society. Tarinkot serves as t ...

in southern

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. Under the previous operators the base was used by multiple states including the

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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

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, all sites use the same runway

History

The site was initially Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ripley which used by the

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, and in 2005/6 it was expanded to create "Kamp Holland" In December 2009 approximately 1,300

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and 390

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personnel were stationed at ''Kamp Holland''. The base was closed in mid-March 2020 due to the American forces' drawdown.

Task Force Uruzgan

The first group of Dutch military personnel left for Afghanistan in March 2006 in the Deployment Task Force (DTF). They were the quartermasters for the following Dutch forces of the

Task Force Uruzgan Task Force Uruzgan (TFU) was Australia's and the Netherlands' contribution to NATO's Regional Command South, International Security Assistance Force, in Afghanistan. The Dutch led one of the four Provincial Reconstruction Teams in the southern reg ...

(TFU) becoming operational in August 2006. The average strength was 1,200 personnel split over the locations "Tarinkot" and "Deh Rawod". As the Task Force Uruzgan was a composite unit it consisted of various units and specialties of the Dutch armed forces. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Special Forces and Military Police personnel were completely integrated in the TFU. The core of the TFU was the Battlegroup, consisting of infantry - Dutch Airmobile or Marines Battalion - and some 155mm mechanized howitzers for fire support. In case the Battlegroup needed close air support, the Dutch Air Task Force – consisting of F-16 multiroles stationed at

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and AH-64D Apache combat helicopters stationed at Tarinkot – were tasked with providing it. Key * Task Force Uruzgan - detachment (TFU) * Tactical Force Elements (TFE) *

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s (PRT) Units * TFU-1. 11th Airmobile Brigade; August 2006 until January 2007 under Colonel T. Vleugels ** TFE-1. 12th Infantry Battalion (Air Assault); August to November 2006 ** PRT-1. 42nd Tank Battalion Regiment Hussars Prince of Orange; August to November 2006 * TFU-2. 13th Mechanized Brigade; February to July 2007 under Colonel H. van Griensven ** TFE-2. 17th Infantry Battalion "Prinses Irene Fusiliers"; December 2006 to March 2007 ** PRT-2. 11th Tank Battalion Regiment Hussars of Sytzama; December 2006 to March 2007 * TFU-3. 11th Airmobile Brigade; August 2007 until January 2008 under Colonel N. Geerts ** TFE-3. 42nd Infantry Battalion "Limburgse Jagers"; April to July 2007 ** TFE-4. 13th Infantry Regiment "Prince Bernhard Stoottroepen" (Air Assault); August to November 2007 ** PRT-3. 41st Armoured Engineer Battalion; April to September 2007 * TFU-4. 43rd Mechanized Brigade; February to July 2008 under Colonel R. van Harskamp ** TFE-5. 44th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Johan Willem Friso"; December 2007 to March 2008 ** TFE-6. 45th Mechanized Infantry Battalion "Oranje Gelderland"; April to July 2008 ** PRT-4. 14th Section Field Artillery; October 2007 to March 2008 * TFU-5. 11th Airmobile Brigade; August 2008 until January 2009 under Colonel C. Matthijssen ** TFE-7. 11th Infantry Battalion "Garderegiment Grenadiers en Jagers" (Air Assault) Guards Regiment Grenadiers and Rifles; August to November 2008 ** PRT-5. 11th Armored Engineer Battalion; April to September 2008 * TFU-6. 13th Mechanized Brigade; February to July 2009 under Brigadier General T. Middendorp ** TFE-8. 12th Infantry Battalion (Air Assault); December 2008 to March 2009 ** TFE-9. 11th Tank Battalion Regiment Hussars of Sytzama; April to July 2009 ** PRT-6. 101st CIS battalion; October 2008 to March 2009 * TFU-7. 11th Airmobile Brigade; August 2009 to January 2010 under Brigadier General Marc van Uhm ** TFE-10. 17th Infantry Battalion "Prinses Irene Fusiliers"; August to November 2009 ** PRT-7. 11 Section Horse Artillery; April to September 2009 * TFU-8. 43rd Mechanized Brigade; February to July 2010 under Brigadier K. van den Heuvel ** TFE-11. 13th Infantry Regiment "Prince Bernhard Stoottroepen" (Air Assault); December 2009 to March 2010 ** TFE-12. 42nd Infantry Battalion "Limburgse Jagers" + 13th Infantry Company Marines; April to July 2010 ** PRT-8. 43rd Restoration Company; October 2009 to March 2010 ** PRT-9. 1 CIMIC battalion; April to September 2010 * 2012 ** 3-58th Airfield Operations Battalion, known as TF Guardian * 2013 ** 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment during January 2013

Australian operations

An important item of the overall mission was the

(PRT). The PRT was responsible for the supervision of all technical and logistical support to rebuild the Afghan province of Uruzgan. The PRT was part of ISAF and was placed under NATO command. From their Regional Kandahar Headquarters,

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, the

and the

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took 6-month turns in commanding all NATO military personnel spread over the area. The

2nd Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force (MRTF-2) was also based at Camp Holland. MRTF-2 was engaged in reconstruction, mentoring and security operations in Uruzgan Province. The bulk of the MRTF was composed of elements from the

3rd Brigade (Australia) The 3rd Brigade is a combined arms brigade of the Australian Army, principally made up of the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment (1 and 3 RAR). Initially raised in 1903 as part of the post-Federation Australian Army, it wa ...

(Townsville), with support elements drawn from the

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(Darwin) and from the Navy and Air Force. MRTF-2 included 2

Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team Operational Mentoring and Liaison Teams (OMLTs) were the NATO equivalent of the United States' Embedded Training Teams and were active in Afghanistan. Countries Teams from several countries provided training and operational support to the A ...

s (OMLTs) whose mission was to assist in the development of the 4th Brigade of the Afghan National Army. Australian soldiers that operated in the OMLTs lived with, trained and provided support to their Afghan National Army colleagues in patrol bases in Uruzgan Province. In so doing, the OMLTs continued to develop the capability of the 2nd Afghan Kandak and the 4th Afghan Kandak. MRTF-2 also included two Combat Teams (CT) which undertook security operations within Uruzgan Province in order to enhance the security environment in the province. These CT's were operationally integrated in the Dutch Battlegroup. The following units were also here: * Combined Team Uruzgan * Force Support Unit * Force Communication Unit

References

External links

Photo impression Neth. Marine Corps Kamp Holland 2010

Listen live on-line to Uruzgan FM, the local Dutch TFU broadcasting station
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Dutch MoD info about TFU

Video Task Force Uruzgan

Video Air Task Force

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)

Tarin Kot Tarīnkōṭ ( prs, ترين کوت), also spelled as Tarin Kowt, is the capital of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan in the Tarinkot District. Tarinkot city has a population of 71,604 (2015), with some 200 small shops in the city's baza ...

Bases Afghanistan–Australia military relations Military installations of Australia Military installations of Afghanistan

History

Task Force Uruzgan

Australian operations

See also

References

External links