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Bagram’s radar and VSAT systems reactivated following US pullout
Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority (ACAA) said on Sunday the Bagram Airport Radar and Telecommunication System (VSAT) has been reactivated following the withdrawal of foreign troops from the key military facility.
The last of the US troops based at Bagram withdrew in the early hours of Saturday morning after handing over the sprawling facility to the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces.
“The radar and communication systems (VSAT) at Bagram Airport, which was deactivated before the decisive support forces left the airport, has been reactivated by the technical team of the Civil Aviation Authority,” the ACAA said in a statement on Facebook.
“These two systems are used to guide the planes that land and take off at this airport and at Hamid Karzai International Airport (in Kabul), as well as transit flights,” added the ACAA.
Bagram base was the largest of all foreign military bases in the country and lies about 40km outside Kabul.
Secured by foreign troops soon after their invasion in 2001, Bagram has been a key base in the war over the past 20 years. Three former US presidents have landed at the facility over the years along with hundreds of other key American and NATO officials.
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Ten people killed by floods in Helmand
Ten people have been killed and six others injured by floods in Helmand province in the past week, local officials said on Friday.
According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
It is said that the telecommunication system has also been disrupted due to the effect of floods in Kajaki district. Floods have also destroyed thousands of acres of agricultural land.
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UN envoy meets Indian foreign minister to discuss Afghanistan
Roza Otunbayeva, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi and discussed issues related to Afghanistan, it was announced on Thursday.
During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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Traffic accident leaves one dead, four injured in Herat
Local officials in Herat say one person was killed and four others injured due to a traffic accident in Karukh district of the province.
The accident took place on Thursday night at 8:pm.
The injured individuals have been taken to Herat’s regional hospital by the personnel of Karukh district police headquarters, local officials said.
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