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The '''Gardez Fire Base''' was an American outpost in [[Afghanistan]], near the city of [[Gardez]], in the province of [[Paktia]], near the border with Pakistan.
The base was approximately 100 kilometers south of [[Kabul]], and was the subject of regular attack in 2003.<ref name=DailyTimes031206>
[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2003%5C12%5C06%5Cstory_6-12-2003_pg7_54 Militants attack US convoy in Afghanistan], ''[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]]'', 6 December 2003</ref> In mid-August 2011, a truck packed with explosives detonated at the entrance, killing two Afghan guards but otherwise doing minimal damage to the base. The Taliban, however, made spurious claims of massive casualties and destroyed helicopters.

[[Colonel]] [[Burke Garrett]] published a letter in the ''[[Fort Drum, New York|Fort Drum]] [[Fort Drum Blizzard|Blizzard]]'' in which he described the living conditions at the Gardez Fire Base, and its neighboring bases:<ref name="FortDrum031016">
[http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/postnews/blizzard/blizzard_archives/news.asp?id=3&issuedate=10-16-2003 Task force commander offers update from Afghanistan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311011124/http://www.drum.army.mil/sites/postnews/blizzard/blizzard_archives/news.asp?id=3&issuedate=10-16-2003|date=11 March 2007}}, ''[[Fort Drum Blizzard]]'', 16 October 2003</ref>

{{blockquote|The 1-87 Infantry and A Troop / 3-17 Cav are based out of [[Orgun-E]] and Gardez Fire Base respectively, but also located at several smaller bases in the eastern central part of the country, along the border with Pakistan. Living conditions are more austere there due to their remote locations, but they all receive mail, supplies of food and personal items regularly. Phone and e-mail connectivity varies by location, but we are working hard to improve our ability to contact families. They also have monthly helicopter visits from the [[AAFES]] staff based out of Bagram and Kandahar, so that they can still purchase items like CDs and magazines for their personal enjoyment.}}

FOB Gardez was closed in November 2014 by the 319th Movement Control Team from Dover, Delaware (Army Reserve).{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} The FOB was run by the 101st Airborne Division, 1st/506 Infantry Easy Co. (Band of Brothers).

== Custodial death of Jamal Nasser ==
[[Jamal Nasser]], an Afghan militia soldier in United States' custody, died at Gardez Fire Base on March 16, 2003.<ref name="SenPatrickLeahyJamalNasser">{{cite news |author=Patrick Leahy |author-link=Patrick Leahy |date=October 1, 2004 |title=Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy On Abuse of Foreign Detainees |url=http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200410/100104C.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127144227/http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200410/100104C.html |archive-date=2008-01-27 |access-date=2024-06-18 |publisher=[[United States Senate]]}}</ref><ref name="Niemann20070302">{{cite news |author=Craig Pyes |author-link=Craig Pyes |date=March 2, 2007 |title=Independent reporting drew Army coverup, secrecy, delays |url=http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Showcase.view&showcaseid=0060 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703101552/http://niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Showcase.view&showcaseid=0060 |archive-date=2007-07-03 |access-date=2024-06-18 |publisher=[[Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University]]}}</ref><ref name="CbsNews20040921">{{cite news |date=September 21, 2004 |title=New Probe Of Detainee Death: U.S. Troops Eyed In Allegations Of Torture Of Afghan Soldiers |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-probe-of-detainee-death/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018055647/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/23/world/main637823.shtml |archive-date=2007-10-18 |access-date=2024-06-18 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>

Nasser, 18-year-old Afghan militia soldier was captured with seven other militiamen in March 2003.<ref name="CbsNews040921">{{cite news |date=September 21, 2004 |title=New Probe Of Detainee Death |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-probe-of-detainee-death/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref> Members of the Green Beret team who captured Nasser and his comrades were under investigation because it was alleged that they hid his death, colluded and falsified their reports.

In 2004, eighteen months after his death, when Nasser's [[death in custody]] was brought to the attention of American headquarters, his death was attributed to a kidney infection.<ref name="CbsNews200409212">{{cite news |date=September 21, 2004 |title=New Probe Of Detainee Death: U.S. Troops Eyed In Allegations Of Torture Of Afghan Soldiers |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-probe-of-detainee-death/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018055647/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/23/world/main637823.shtml |archive-date=2007-10-18 |access-date=2024-06-18 |publisher=[[CBS News]]}}</ref>

''[[CBS News]]'' reported, on September 21, 2004, that former Paktia Governor [[Raz Mohammed Dalili]] confirmed that he had requested a [[Special Forces (United States Army)|Green Beret]] officer named "Mike" to apprehend militia soldiers who were conducting illegal roadblocks, on the [[Khost]]-[[Gardez]] highway, and extorting money from travelers. ''CBS News'' identified Dalili as the current Governor of [[Wardak Province]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2004-08-23 |title=New Probe Of Detainee Death - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-probe-of-detainee-death/ |access-date=2024-06-18 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Later, an investigation determined that the account of death by natural causes was the result of collusion among the GIs in the Special Forces unit who had custody of Nasser when he died.<ref name="SenPatrickLeahyJamalNasser2">{{cite news |author=Patrick Leahy |author-link=Patrick Leahy |date=October 1, 2004 |title=Statement of Senator Patrick Leahy On Abuse of Foreign Detainees |url=http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200410/100104C.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127144227/http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200410/100104C.html |archive-date=2008-01-27 |access-date=2024-06-18 |publisher=[[United States Senate]]}}</ref><ref name="Niemann200703022">{{cite news |author=Craig Pyes |author-link=Craig Pyes |date=March 2, 2007 |title=Independent reporting drew Army coverup, secrecy, delays |url=http://www.niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Showcase.view&showcaseid=0060 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703101552/http://niemanwatchdog.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Showcase.view&showcaseid=0060 |archive-date=2007-07-03 |access-date=2024-06-18 |publisher=[[Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University]]}}</ref> After a two-year investigation, no one was held responsible for his death. Reprimands were filed in the dossiers of several GIs for the failure to report his death.

==See also==
*[[Jamal Nasser]]
*[[Sayed Nabi Siddiqui]]
* [[Gardez Air Base]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-24-na-torture24-story.html A Silence in the Afghan Mountains] [[Los Angeles Times]] 24 September 2006
* [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-25-na-torture25-story.html Two Deaths Were a `Clue That Something's Wrong'] [[Los Angeles Times]] 25 September 2006

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