Camp Qargha
{{Short description|Afghan National Army facility}}
{{redirect|Camp Phoenix|for the Camp Phoenix in Baxter State Park|Camp Phoenix (Maine)}}
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Camp Qargha was an Afghan National Army facility which was home to its Officer Academy. The Afghan Army was supported by mentors from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Denmark. The facility was located in Kabul, about six miles (9.6 km) from the Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/06/world/asia/afghanistan-attack.html |title=U.S. General Is Killed in Attack at Afghan Base; Others Injured |date=5 August 2014|work=New York Times}}
Units
- Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix / 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team during February 2009
- 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment during February 2009
- 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (2015-16)
- Quebec Company, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment (2018)
- 6th Royal Australian Regiment (2018-19)
- Australian Mentoring Team{{cite web|url=https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/key-enablers/5688-australia-provides-new-amenities-centre-to-afghan-army-s-kabul-academy|title=Kabul military academy receives ADF-designed facility|publisher=Defence Connect|accessdate=8 October 2020}}
- Afghan Garrison Support Unit
References
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External links
- [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp_phoenix.htm Camp Phoenix]
- [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/afghanistan/kabul.htm History of Kabul and description of current situation]
- [http://www.dmna.state.ny.us/arng/27bct/27bct.php Webpage for 27th BCT of the New York National Guard as CJTF Phoenix VII]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080509160236/http://www.scguard.com/arng/218esb/Home.html Webpage for 218th of South Carolina National Guard as CJTF Phoenix VI]}}
Category:Installations of the United States Army in Afghanistan