Afghan troops struggle to replace Americans at key bagram base.

After American troops withdrew without notifying them, Afghan guarding the Bagram Air Base have been left with thousands of Taliban prisoners and a certainty that the enemy will attack. 

On Monday, The new commander of the Bagram base, General Mirassadullah Kohistani, spoke about the challenges ahead, as reporters were given a tour of the largely deserted base. 

“You know, if we compare ourselves with the Americans, it’s a big difference,” Kohistani said, admitting his forces could not be as “powerful” as the Americans. 

The sprawling military complex was at one point home to tens of thousands of US and allied soldiers, and one of the most important sites to prosecute the two-decade war in Afghanistan. 

  The last of the american soldiers left the base last week, effectively completing their withdrawal from Afghanistan.