Towr Kham Fire Base

Towr Kham Fire Base is an American firebase in Nangarhar, Afghanistan.cite news
url=http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/may2006/a052606ms2.html
title='Fighting Deuce' MPs Patrol Afghan Mountains
publisher=Defend America
author=Sgt. Matt Summers
date=May 26, 2006
accessdate=2008-02-18
quote=] cite news
url=http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/may2006/a052406ms3.html
title=Afghan Border Police, Villagers Secure Border
page=
pages=
publisher=Defend America
author=
date=May 24, 2006
accessdate=2008-02-18
quote=] cite news
url=http://www.defenselink.mil/transcripts/transcript.aspx?transcriptid=4025
title=DoD News Briefing with Lt. Col. Phillips from Afghanistan
publisher=United States Department of Defense
author=Lt. Col Gordon Phillips and State Department Representative Shawn Waddoups
date=August 22, 2007
accessdate=2008-02-10
quote=As far as the second question about roads to connect to the Ring Road, we have recently received approval to build -- or to make asphalt roads that connect four of the important district centers here in Nangarhar to Highway 1, which is the main road that runs from Towr Kham gate, the border crossing point with -- between Afghanistan and Pakistan and runs into Kabul and connects with the Ring Road. ] The firebase is manned by a platoon-sized force. It is a few minutes from the Towr Kham checkpoint on the Pakistan border.

The firebase was staffed by a platoon of military police in March 2006, one month prior to Afghan Border Police upgrading the checkpoint to one where identity documents were required of those crossing the border.cite news
url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=15504
title=Afghan Police Secure Towr Kham Border
publisher=American Forces Press Service
date=April 10 2006
accessdate=2008-02-18
quote=] Part of the Platoon's assignment was to provide police training to their Afghan colleagues.

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