Afghanistan

Map of the Khowst, Afghanistan Terrorist Camps, used by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, to brief reporters in the Pentagon on the U.S. military strike on a chemical weapons plant in Sudan and terrorist training camps in Afghanistan on Aug. 20, 1998.

Photograph of the Zhawar Kili Al-Badr Camp, Afghanistan, used by Secretary Cohen.

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Photograph of the Zhawar Kili Al-Badr Camp, Afghanistan, used by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, to brief reporters in the Pentagon on the U.S. military strike on a chemical weapons plant in Sudan and terrorist training camps in Afghanistan on Aug. 20, 1998. (Released)

Photograph of the Zhawar Kili Al-Badr Camp (West), Afghanistan, used by Secretary Cohen.

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Photograph of the Zhawar Kili Al-Badr Camp (West), Afghanistan, used by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, to brief reporters in the Pentagon on the U.S. military strike on a chemical weapons plant in Sudan and terrorist training camps in Afghanistan on Aug. 20, 1998. (Released)

Photograph of the Zhawar Kili Base Camp, Afghanistan, used by Secretary Cohen.

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Photograph of the Zhawar Kili Base Camp, Afghanistan, used by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, to brief reporters in the Pentagon on the U.S. military strike on a chemical weapons plant in Sudan and terrorist training camps in Afghanistan on Aug. 20, 1998. (Released)

Photograph of the Zhawar Kili Support Complex, Afghanistan, used by Secretary Cohen.

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Photograph of the Zhawar Kili Support Complex, Afghanistan, used by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and Gen. Henry H. Shelton, U.S. Army, chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, to brief reporters in the Pentagon on the U.S. military strike on a chemical weapons plant in Sudan and terrorist training camps in Afghanistan on Aug. 20, 1998. (Released)

Khowst Terrorist Complex, Main Camp

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The camps comprising the Khowst Complex sustained moderate to severe damage. The capability to sustain terrorist operations from these facilities, for the near term, was significantly reduced. The Main Camp had seven buildings either severely damaged or destroyed. The anti-terrorist strikes on the terrorist camps in Afghanistan took place on Aug. 20, 1998. (Released)

Khowst Terrorist Complex, West Camp

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The camps comprising the Khowst Complex sustained moderate to severe damage. The capability to sustain terrorist operations from these facilities, for the near term, was significantly reduced. The West Camp was assessed as having severe damage to the majority of the buildings. The anti-terrorist strikes on the terrorist camps in Afghanistan took place on Aug. 20, 1998. (Released)

Khowst Terrorist Complex, Northwest Camp

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The camps comprising the Khowst Complex sustained moderate to severe damage. The capability to sustain terrorist operations from these facilities, for the near term, was significantly reduced. The Northwest Camp was assessed as having moderate damage. The anti-terrorist strikes on the terrorist camps in Afghanistan took place on Aug. 20, 1998. (Released)

Sources and Methods

• Counterterrorist Military Strikes August 1998
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing, Thursday, August 13, 1998