Camp Warehouse
{{Short description|International Security Assistance Force during the War in Afghanistan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{more footnotes|date=March 2013}}
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| location = Kabul, Kabul Province
| nearest_town = Kabul
| country = Afghanistan
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| caption = American and Danish soldiers at Camp Warehouse, Afghanistan
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| type = Military camp
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| ownership = International Security Assistance Force
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| condition = Abandoned
| built = {{Start date|2002}}
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| used = 2002–2021
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| fate = Taken by Islamic Army of Afghanistan during the Fall of Kabul
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Camp Warehouse was a International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) during the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021). It was located 10 km east of Kabul, 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.{{Cite web|title=Camp Warehouse|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp_warehouse.htm|access-date=6 November 2021|website=www.globalsecurity.org}}
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 Taliban in 2021, the status of Camp Warehouse is unknown, but is presumed to be abandoned.
Garrison information
= Former occupants =
- Austria
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Netherlands
- [Norway, or] Norwegian soldiers from Forsvarets Spesialkommando and Norwegian Intelligence Service had a base within Camp Warehouse.https://www.vg.no/spesial/2024/forsvarssjefen/. VG.no. Retrieved 2024-01-28
- 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.{{Cite web|title=Kabul (Camp Warehouse), Afghanistan – Onlineprojekt Gefallenendenkmäler|url=http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/2013/kabul_camp_warehouse_afghanistan.htm|access-date=6 November 2021|website=www.denkmalprojekt.org}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.bmlv.gv.at/download_archiv/photos/international/images/camp_11.jpg Photo of Camp Warehouse]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060628011844/http://explorer.altopix.com/map/zqpqnr/Camp_Warehouse.htm Camp Warehouse in Google Earth]
Category:War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) sites
Category:Military installations of Afghanistan
Category:Military installations of Canada
Category:Afghanistan–Germany military relations
Category:Afghanistan–Canada military relations
Category:Overseas or abroad military installations
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