Forward Operating Base Sarkari Karez was a foreign military base in
Maywand District,
Kandahar Province,
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. It is bordered by Pakistan to the Durand Line, east and south, Iran to the Afghanistan–Iran borde ...
.
The base was initially established, secured and named by the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry "Ramrods" in 2008. It was built by the Bravo Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion based in
Fort Hood
Fort Cavazos is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. The post is currently named after Gen. Richard E. Cavazos, a native Texan and the US Army’s first Hispanic four-star general. The post is located halfway between Austi ...
.
After President Barack Obama expanded the US presence in Afghanistan, several thousand U.S. Army soldiers were stationed at the base.
[
]
In June 2011, the FOB was renamed Sarkari Karez after 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas assumed responsibility.
FOB Ramrod soldiers charged with murder
In May 2010, an investigation into the alleged use of
hashish
Hashish (; ), usually abbreviated as hash, is a Compression (physics), compressed form of resin (trichomes) derived from the cannabis flowers. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Lisbon, As a Psychoactive drug, psychoactive ...
by members of Bravo Company of the 2nd Battalion,
1st Infantry Regiment and the 5th Brigade of the
2nd Infantry Division uncovered a murder conspiring ring. Five U.S. Army soldiers were charged with killing three Afghan civilians for sport. Body parts of the victims, such as finger bones and a skull had been collected as
war trophies
__NOTOC__
A war trophy is an item taken during warfare by an invading force. Common war trophies include flags, weapons, vehicles, and art.
History
In ancient Greece and ancient Rome, military victories were commemorated with a display of capt ...
.
[
][
][
][
][
][
][
][
]
References
{{coord missing, Afghanistan
Military installations of the United States in Afghanistan