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Camp Eggers
Camp Eggers
was a
United States military base
in
Kabul, Afghanistan
located near the
US Embassy
and the
Afghan Presidential Palace
. The camp was named after
Captain
Daniel W. Eggers, a
US soldier
from
the 1st
Battalion,
3rd Special Forces Group
,
Fort Bragg, North Carolina
, who was killed by an
improvised explosive device
along with three other soldiers on
29 May
2004 near
Kandahar
. Camp Eggers
closed in
2015 as a part of the
withdrawal
of U.S.
troops
from
Afghanistan
.
Overview
Camp Eggers was home to the
Combined Forces Command - Afghanistan
and the
Combined Security Transition Command - Afghanistan
. It was used by all U.S.
military branches
and the
International Security Assistance Force
.
Noted personnel
Lt. Gen
David Barno
, first Commander of
Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan