Multi National Base Tarin Kot

Multi National Base Tarin Kot
Tarinkot, Tarinkot District, Uruzgan Province in Afghanistan
NATO helicopters taking off at Tarinkot Airport in 2013
Tarin Kot is located in Afghanistan
Tarin Kot
Tarin Kot
Shown within Afghanistan
Coordinates32°36′50″N 65°52′00″E / 32.61389°N 65.86667°E / 32.61389; 65.86667
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defense (Afghanistan)
OperatorAfghan Armed Forces
Previous OperatorsAustralian Army
Royal Netherlands Army
United States Marine Corps
Site history
Built2004 (2004)
In use2004 - March 2020 (2020)
FateHanded to Afghan Control
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
12/30 2,225 metres (7,300 ft) Concrete
Expanded August 2006

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.[1]

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)[2][3][4][5]
  • Camp Holland[2]
  • On the opposite side of the runway is Tarinkot Airport, all sites use the same runway
  1. ^ "Son of Top Dutch General Is Killed in Afghanistan (Published 2008)". The New York Times. Associated Press. 19 April 2008. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Joint Transition milestone in Uruzgan Province". Asia Pacific Security Magazine. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Special Operations Task Group Memorial : Camp Russell, Afghanistan". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Camp Russell in 2012". ABC News. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Bored Diggers pump iron at gym after being confined to main base in Tarin Kowt". Nationwide News (News.com.au). Retrieved 4 September 2021.

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