U.S. Troops Leave Border Base To Afghans -- Washington Post
COMBAT OUTPOST WAZA KHWAH, AFGHANISTAN — The last of the American soldiers packed up their gear, lowered their flag and flew away on Chinook helicopters Thursday, handing this small base to the 250 Afghan policemen left in the swirling dust below.
Just 25 miles from the Pakistani border, in one of Afghanistan’s most volatile provinces, the hand-over marked the beginning of an experiment to see whether Afghan security forces are ready to fight the Taliban as U.S. troops begin to withdraw.
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