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Afghan forces surrender Bagram air base to Taliban

by Ahmad SeirJon Gambrell
| August 15, 2021 3:27 AM

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan official says forces at Bagram air base, home to a prison housing 5,000 inmates, have surrendered to the Taliban.

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