Forward Operating Base Sarkari Karez was a foreign military base in
Maywand District,
Kandahar Province,
Afghanistan.
The base was initially established, secured and named by the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry "Ramrods" in 2008. It was built by the Bravo Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion based in
Fort Hood.
After President Barack Obama expanded the US presence in Afghanistan, several thousand U.S. Army soldiers were stationed at the base.
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In June 2011, the FOB was renamed Sarkari Karez after 2nd Battalion, 34th Armor Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division out of Fort Riley, Kansas assumed responsibility.
FOB Ramrod soldiers charged with murder
In May 2010, an investigation into the alleged use of
hashish
Hashish ( ar, حشيش, ()), also known as hash, "dry herb, hay" is a drug made by compressing and processing parts of the cannabis plant, typically focusing on flowering buds (female flowers) containing the most trichomes. European Monitorin ...
by members of Bravo Company of the 2nd Battalion,
1st Infantry Regiment and the 5th Brigade of the
2nd Infantry Division uncovered a murder conspiring ring. Five U.S. Army soldiers were charged with killing three Afghan civilians for sport. Body parts of the victims, such as finger bones and a skull had been collected as
war trophies.
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Military installations of the United States in Afghanistan