Rish Khor camp

Rish Khor camp is located near Kabul city in Afghanistan.

History
During Soviet occupation it was a Russian paratrooper base.

In 1994, troops of Hekmatyar's Hizb-i Islami and Commander Zardad operated from this base.

In 1998, under Taliban rule, the place hosted an Al-Qaida training camp for militants from various groups including Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and was said to be Osama bin Laden's 'University of Terror'.

In 2000, BBC's Kate Clark visited the base and found it 'deserted'.

In late 2001, America dropped bombs on this camp for seven nights in a row and obliterated it. Later U.S. special forces raided it and found 'detailed information about chemical, biological and nuclear weapons'.

In 2007, Camp Morehead, a Commando Training Center was established here which serves as the principal site for training Afghan Commandos. The camp is reported to house the Rish Khor prison, a secret U.S. detention facility.

In October 2016, an attacker wearing a military uniform killed two people near the site.