Camp Warehouse was a

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(ISAF) during the

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. It was located 10 km east of

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, Kabul Province in Afghanistan. Initially constructed by German soldiers, Camp Warehouse was a major coordination centre for ISAF, hosting detachments from multiple countries. The base was used to co-ordinate multi-national forces in and around Kabul hosting equipment from a large number of countries in the multi-national force, as well as maintaining an ISAF Signal Operations Centre used for managing ISAF air sorties and patrols. Camp Warehouse was additionally the site of the German built Camp Warehouse Field Hospital, run by the Multinational Medical Task Force. The hospital operated on more than 600 Afghan men, women and children.

History

The facility was largely abandoned following the drawdown of ISAF forces in 2014. Following the Fall of Kabul to the

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in 2021, the status of Camp Warehouse is unknown, but is presumed to be abandoned.

Garrison information

Former occupants

* Austria * Bulgaria * Canada * Croatia * Netherlands * orway, orNorwegian soldiers from

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and

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had a base within Camp Warehouse. * France * Germany * Georgia * Hungary * Portugal * Turkey * Finland

Current use

The current use of Camp Warehouse is unknown following the capture of Kabul by Taliban forces. However, no foreign presence remains garrisoned at the camp.

Legacy

A memorial to 26 German and other coalition soldiers killed as part of commitments to ISAF from 2002 to 2007 was initially located at Camp Warehouse. In November 2014, this memorial was moved to the "Forest of remembrance", located at the German Joint Forces Command in the vicinity of Potsdam.

References

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Photo of Camp Warehouse

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