CHARIKAR (Pajhwok): Officials say the recruitment of more than 1,500 former Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel and qualified youth has begun to protect the Bagram Airport.
The largest American military base in Afghanistan is located at the Bagram Airport in central Parwan province, about 40 miles north of Kabul.
Now that all foreign troops are leaving Afghanistan by September this year, responsibility for the airport protection will transition to Afghan forces.
Parwan ANA recruitment head Lt. Col. Atiqullah Tarin told Pajhwok Afghan News the recruitment of 1,500 to 1,700 ex-ANA personnel and educated youth had been . . .
