Afghan forces surrender Bagram air base to TalibanThe prison housed both Taliban and Islamic State group fighters
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In this file photo taken on July 2, 2021, an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier looks out while standing on a Humvee vehicle at Bagram Air Base, after all US and NATO troops left, some 70 kms north of Kabul. Credit: AFP File Photo
An Afghan official says forces at Bagram air base, home to a prison housing 5,000 inmates, have surrendered to the Taliban.
Bagram district chief Darwaish Raufi said Sunday that the surrender handed the one-time American base over to the insurgents.
The prison housed both Taliban and Islamic State group fighters.
It came as the Taliban entered the outskirts of Kabul.