{"id":11787,"date":"2019-12-12T19:44:46","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T19:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/12\/us-military-releases-photos-showing-bagram-air-base-damage-following-brazen-taliban-assault\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:11:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:11:55","slug":"us-military-releases-photos-showing-bagram-air-base-damage-following-brazen-taliban-assault","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/12\/us-military-releases-photos-showing-bagram-air-base-damage-following-brazen-taliban-assault\/","title":{"rendered":"US military releases photos showing Bagram Air Base damage following brazen Taliban assault"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. military released photographs Thursday showing damage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/11\/airstrikes-called-in-as-taliban-attempt-to-breach-bagram-air-base\/\" target=_blank>Bagram<\/a> Air Base\u2019s passenger terminal following a brazen assault by Taliban fighters Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban failed to breach the Bagram base, but<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/11\/afghan-bomber-hits-medical-facility-near-bagram-air-base\/\" target=_blank> suicide bombing struck a medical facility<\/a> outside the base that was undergoing renovations, a Resolute Support spokesman told Military Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A source on the ground detailed to Military Times that a firefight between the Taliban and Afghan and U.S. forces lasted nine to 10 hours. Taliban fighters barricaded themselves inside the medical facility they struck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. airstrikes eventually ended the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/12\/12\/are-afghan-forces-beating-the-taliban-in-2019-the-pentagon-wont-say\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4425720.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Are Afghan forces beating the Taliban in 2019? The Pentagon won\u2019t say.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Rosy metrics provided by the U.S. military regarding progress of the Afghan war have been questionable in the past.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photos posted Thursday on the Defense Department\u2019s imagery website show U.S. airmen from the 405th Expeditionary Support Squadron cleaning debris at a passenger terminal on Bagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military Times reached out to the Pentagon and Resolute support about the damage to facilities aboard Bagram and has yet to receive a response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were no U.S. casualties, but the Georgian government said five of its soldiers were treated for minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Taliban assault occurred as U.S. and Taliban negotiators are amid peace talks to end the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. is amidst one of its heaviest bombing campaigns since the start of the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are roughly 13,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1660\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5974756.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"Bagram stands fast\" class=\"wp-image-27094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5974756.jpg.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5974756.jpg.jpg?resize=300,249 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5974756.jpg.jpg?resize=768,637 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5974756.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,850 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5974756.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1275 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force airmen remove damaged metal and ceiling tiles inside the passenger terminal the day after a Taliban-led attack on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 12, 2019. 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