Bagram Airbase: News & Videos about Bagram Airbase

21 Stories on Bagram Airbase

Prisoners held by U.S. in Afghanistan to get help with cases

The Obama administration is in the process of establishing new procedures that could allow prisoners to challenge their detentions at a U.S. facility in Afghanistan, according to Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.

Military examines battle policy of moving wounded within 1 hour

The U.S. military in Afghanistan may be rethinking its so-called "golden hour" policy of evacuating wounded troops off the battlefield to major trauma centers within 60 minutes of being injured, an official said Wednesday.

Female Air Force Academy graduate dies in Afghanistan

The U.S. Air Force Academy is mourning its first female graduate to be killed by enemy forces in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Military burns unsolicited Bibles sent to Afghanistan

Military personnel threw away, and ultimately burned, confiscated Bibles that were printed in the two most common Afghan languages amid concern they would be used to try to convert Afghans, a Defense Department spokesman said Tuesday.

Yemeni held at Guantanamo since 2001 to be released

A Yemeni man held by the U.S. military since late 2001 is to be released from custody at the Guantanamo Bay military prison after the Obama administration asked a federal court Monday to postpone his pending case.

Afghanistan: U.S. airbase attack wounds 3

A suicide attack outside of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan injured three American civilian contractors Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

Obama administration keeps Bush view on Afghanistan detainees

The Obama administration told a federal court late Friday it will maintain the Bush administration's position that battlefield detainees held without charges by the United States in Afghanistan are not entitled to constitutional rights to challenge their detention.

U.S. troops, contractors indicted in Afghan bribery scheme

Two U.S. troops and a group of contractors have been indicted on charges they were part of a bribery scheme involving the awarding of military contracts in Afghanistan, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.

Detainees finally talk to families

Detainees at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan are talking to relatives for the first time in years after the Red Cross set up a system for video-conference calls, the agency said Monday.

U.S. offers rewards for 'bad guys' in Afghanistan

The U.S. military in eastern Afghanistan said it is starting a "Most Wanted" campaign, with rewards ranging from $20,000 to $200,000 for the capture of 12 midlevel Taliban and al Qaeda leaders.

Prisoners held by U.S. in Afghanistan to get help with cases

Military examines battle policy of moving wounded within 1 hour

Female Air Force Academy graduate dies in Afghanistan

The U.S. Air Force Academy is mourning its first female graduate to be killed by enemy forces in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Military burns unsolicited Bibles sent to Afghanistan

Yemeni held at Guantanamo since 2001 to be released

Afghanistan: U.S. airbase attack wounds 3

A suicide attack outside of Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan injured three American civilian contractors Wednesday, the U.S. military said.

Obama administration keeps Bush view on Afghanistan detainees

U.S. troops, contractors indicted in Afghan bribery scheme

Detainees finally talk to families

Detainees at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan are talking to relatives for the first time in years after the Red Cross set up a system for video-conference calls, the agency said Monday.

U.S. offers rewards for 'bad guys' in Afghanistan

The U.S. military in eastern Afghanistan said it is starting a "Most Wanted" campaign, with rewards ranging from $20,000 to $200,000 for the capture of 12 midlevel Taliban and al Qaeda leaders.

Taliban: Bin Laden plans Iraq strikes

A Taliban military commander says Osama bin Laden helped plan the deadly suicide car bombing outside Bagram Air Base targeting a "very important American official," apparently referring to Vice President Dick Cheney.

Bomb targets U.S. Embassy convoy in Kabul

A suicide bomber attacked a U.S. Embassy convoy in Kabul on Monday morning on a busy highway injuring several people, an embassy spokesman told CNN.

Bomber kills self, wounds children

A suicide bomber detonated near a U.S. military convoy near Bagram Air Base, north of Kabul, on Monday morning, killing himself and injuring two children, according to an Afghan police commander.

Fugitive urges attack on Denmark

A fugitive al Qaeda member has called on Muslims in an Internet video to attack Denmark, Norway and France for publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.

Afghan bomb wounds 4 U.S. troops

A roadside bomb has wounded four U.S. service members near Asadabad in northeastern Afghanistan, the Coalition Press Information Center in Kabul said.

2 U.S. service members drown in Afghan river

Two U.S. service members drowned after their Humvee slid into a river near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, the military said Friday.

Bodies of 2 Navy SEALs found in Afghanistan

The bodies of two Navy SEALs have been found in Afghanistan a week after their four-man team went missing, the U.S. military said Tuesday.

Rescuers try to reach downed helicopter

Rescuers were battling darkness to reach eastern Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains, where a U.S. military helicopter carrying more than a dozen troops went down Tuesday.

13 of 16 killed in Afghan crash were U.S. troops

Thirteen of the 16 people confirmed killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday were U.S. service members, the American military said Thursday.

Laura Bush delivers Afghan funding

U.S. first lady Laura Bush brought $17.7 million to Afghanistan during a five-hour stopover Wednesday, the United States' commitment to building an American University there, according to pool reporters traveling with her entourage.

Top Searches

more most popular »

1 Iraq
2 CNN Heroes - Ordinary People Extraordinary Impact
3 Adam Lambert
4 Amanda Knox
5 Pilgrimage to the Hajj

more most popular »

• Part Time Jobs
• Sales & Marketing Jobs
• Customer Service Jobs

Quick Job Search :

more options »

{ "threshold" : "21", "tag" : { "id" : "11896", "type" : "ATTRACTION", "name" : "Bagram Airbase", "key" : "Bagram_Airbase" }, "assets" : [ { "id" : "1923883", "weight" : "26", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2009/POLITICS/09/14/afghanistan.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2009-09-14T18:50Z", "headline" : "Prisoners held by U.S. in Afghanistan to get help with cases", "wool" : "", "tease" : "The Obama administration is in the process of establishing new procedures that could allow prisoners to challenge their detentions at a U.S. facility in Afghanistan, according to Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman.", "teaseImageUrl" : "/2009/POLITICS/09/14/afghanistan.detainees/t1port.bagram.afp.gi.jpg", "mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "", "smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/POLITICS/09/14/afghanistan.detainees/tztv.bagram.afp.gi.jpg", "largeTeaseImageUrl" : "", "videoAttached" : "false", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "1902529", "weight" : "28", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2009/US/08/26/afghan.golden.hour.evacuations/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2009-08-26T22:35Z", "headline" : "Military examines battle policy of moving wounded within 1 hour", "wool" : "", "tease" : "The U.S. military in Afghanistan may be rethinking its so-called \"golden hour\" policy of evacuating wounded troops off the battlefield to major trauma centers within 60 minutes of being injured, an official said Wednesday.", "teaseImageUrl" : "/2009/US/08/26/afghan.golden.hour.evacuations/t1port.conway.gi.jpg", "mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/US/08/26/afghan.golden.hour.evacuations/tztop.conway.gi.jpg", "smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/US/08/26/afghan.golden.hour.evacuations/tztv.conway.gi.jpg", "largeTeaseImageUrl" : "", "videoAttached" : "false", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "1795263", "weight" : "34", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2009/US/05/22/afghanistan.troop.killed/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2009-05-22T18:13Z", "headline" : "Female Air Force Academy graduate dies in Afghanistan", "wool" : "", "tease" : "The U.S. Air Force Academy is mourning its first female graduate to be killed by enemy forces in Afghanistan or Iraq.", "teaseImageUrl" : "/2009/US/05/22/afghanistan.troop.killed/t1port.schulte.usaf.jpg", "mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/US/05/22/afghanistan.troop.killed/tztop.schulte.usaf.jpg", "smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/US/05/22/afghanistan.troop.killed/tztv.schulte.usaf.jpg", "largeTeaseImageUrl" : "", "videoAttached" : "false", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "1794624", "weight" : "25", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/us.military.bibles.burned/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2009-05-22T06:24Z", "headline" : "Military burns unsolicited Bibles sent to Afghanistan", "wool" : "", "tease" : "Military personnel threw away, and ultimately burned, confiscated Bibles that were printed in the two most common Afghan languages amid concern they would be used to try to convert Afghans, a Defense Department spokesman said Tuesday.", "teaseImageUrl" : "/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/us.military.bibles.burned/t1port.air.base.gi.jpg", "mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/us.military.bibles.burned/tztop.air.base.gi.jpg", "smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/20/us.military.bibles.burned/tztv.air.base.gi.jpg", "largeTeaseImageUrl" : "", "videoAttached" : "true", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "1733779", "weight" : "23", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2009/CRIME/03/31/guantanamo.detainee.release/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2009-03-31T06:24Z", "headline" : "Yemeni held at Guantanamo since 2001 to be released", "wool" : "", "tease" : "A Yemeni man held by the U.S. military since late 2001 is to be released from custody at the Guantanamo Bay military prison after the Obama administration asked a federal court Monday to postpone his pending case.", "teaseImageUrl" : "/2009/CRIME/03/31/guantanamo.detainee.release/t1port.gitmo.gi.jpg", "mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/CRIME/03/31/guantanamo.detainee.release/tztop.gitmo.gi.jpg", "smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/2009/CRIME/03/31/guantanamo.detainee.release/tztv.gitmo.gi.jpg", "largeTeaseImageUrl" : "", "videoAttached" : "false", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "1704573", "weight" : "31", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/04/afghan.suicide.attack.bagram/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2009-03-05T08:58Z", "headline" : "Afghanistan: U.S. airbase attack wounds 3", "wool" : "", "videoAttached" : "true", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "1690631", "weight" : "25", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/20/afghan.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2009-02-21T03:49Z", "headline" : "Obama administration keeps Bush view on Afghanistan detainees", "wool" : "", "videoAttached" : "false", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "1363057", "weight" : "36", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/28/troopers.indictment/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2008-08-28T06:08Z", "headline" : "U.S. troops, contractors indicted in Afghan bribery scheme", "wool" : "", "videoAttached" : "false", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "700602", "weight" : "32", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/01/14/afghanistan.detainees/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2008-01-14T10:46Z", "headline" : "Detainees finally talk to families", "wool" : "", "videoAttached" : "false", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "429180", "weight" : "21", "type" : "document", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/10/01/afghan.most.wanted/index.html#cnnSTCText", "publishDate" : "2007-10-01T13:17Z", "headline" : "U.S. offers rewards for 'bad guys' in Afghanistan", "wool" : "", "videoAttached" : "false", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" } ] }

{ "threshold" : "21", "tag" : { "id" : "11896", "type" : "ATTRACTION", "name" : "Bagram Airbase", "key" : "Bagram_Airbase" }, "assets" : [ { "id" : "1885408", "weight" : "75", "type" : "photo", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/10/afghanistan.taliban.challenge/index.html#cnnSTCPhoto", "publishDate" : "2009-08-11T00:12Z", "headline" : " War in Afghanistan", "wool" : "", "tease" : "War in Afghanistan", "teaseImageUrl" : "", "mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "", "smallTeaseImageUrl" : "", "largeTeaseImageUrl" : "", "videoAttached" : "true", "imageGalleryAttached" : "true" }, { "id" : "1798162", "weight" : "21", "type" : "video", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/video/#/video/world/2009/05/23/grant.afghan.mullah.zaif.intv.cnn", "publishDate" : "2009-05-25T17:51Z", "headline" : "Gitmo prisoner talks about war", "wool" : "", "tease" : "CNN's Stan Grant talks to a former Taliban official who was imprisoned at Guantanamo, about the war in Afghanistan.", "teaseImageUrl" : "", "mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/video/world/2009/05/23/grant.afghan.mullah.zaif.intv.cnn.160x90.jpg", "smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/video/world/2009/05/23/grant.afghan.mullah.zaif.intv.cnn.60x45.jpg", "largeTeaseImageUrl" : "", "videoAttached" : "true", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" }, { "id" : "1704574", "weight" : "27", "type" : "video", "site" : "cnn", "site-url" : "http://www.cnn.com", "site-display-text" : "CNN.com", "siteId" : "/video/#/video/world/2009/03/05/boudreau.afghan.electrical.cnn", "publishDate" : "2009-03-05T08:58Z", "headline" : "Afghan base wiring questions", "wool" : "", "tease" : "Electricians on U.S. bases in Afghanistan saw dangerous electrical conditions, reports CNN's Abbie Boudreau.", "teaseImageUrl" : "", "mediumTeaseImageUrl" : "/video/world/2009/03/05/boudreau.afghan.electrical.cnn.160x90.jpg", "smallTeaseImageUrl" : "/video/world/2009/03/05/boudreau.afghan.electrical.cnn.60x45.jpg", "largeTeaseImageUrl" : "", "videoAttached" : "true", "imageGalleryAttached" : "false" } ] }

[ { "tags" : [ { "id" : "2431", "weight" : "17.653", "type" : "COUNTRY", "name" : "Afghanistan", "key" : "Afghanistan" }, { "id" : "1225", "weight" : "15.629", "type" : "topic", "name" : "War and Conflict", "key" : "War_and_Conflict" }, { "id" : "5921", "weight" : "15.514", "type" : "topic", "name" : "Afghanistan War", "key" : "Afghanistan_War" }, { "id" : "46", "weight" : "12.478", "type" : "COUNTRY", "name" : "United States", "key" : "United_States" }, { "id" : "922", "weight" : "11.847", "type" : "topic", "name" : "U.S. Armed Forces Activities", "key" : "U_S_Armed_Forces_Activities" }, { "id" : "570", "weight" : "8.251", "type" : "topic", "name" : "Armed Forces", "key" : "Armed_Forces" }, { "id" : "920", "weight" : "8.179", "type" : "topic", "name" : "U.S. Army Activities", "key" : "U_S_Army_Activities" }, { "id" : "981", "weight" : "6.692", "type" : "ORGANIZATION", "name" : "U.S. Armed Forces", "key" : "U_S_Armed_Forces" }, { "id" : "11526", "weight" : "5.466", "type" : "CITY", "name" : "Kabul", "key" : "Kabul" }, { "id" : "354", "weight" : "4.056", "type" : "topic", "name" : "Transportation", "key" : "Transportation" }, { "id" : "5362", "weight" : "4.056", "type" : "topic", "name" : "Air Disasters", "key" : "Air_Disasters" }, { "id" : "11810", "weight" : "3.845", "type" : "PRODUCT", "name" : "UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter", "key" : "UH_60_Black_Hawk_Helicopter" } ] } ]