KARACHI: The US forces seem to be setting up a new military
camp in Afghanistan as the required construction material and equipment
are being rapidly transported for its early completion, official
documents have revealed.
Recently, a vessel loaded with a
huge quantity of construction material and allied equipment arrived at
Karachi port. As per its import general manifestation (IGM), the imports
were made by the United States Army Corps of Engineers Services.
The imports are said to be used for setting up a camp by the name of ‘Camp Shaheen’.
The
imported material included 13th partial shipment of a complete power
plant (22MW) with standard accessories and essential parts.
It
was further disclosed that shipment carried by a vessel, Noble Coral,
also supplied design, manufacturing and supply of 220/20-15KV
three-phase power transformer for Camp Shaheen substation as per the
project specifications.
A large quantity of cold and hot
rolled steel sheets — mostly used for construction of military camps —
and other equipment like plastic injection moulding machines with
standard accessories were also supplied from different world ports.
Similarly,
another vessel carrying 208 heavy military vehicles recently arrived at
the city’s port. It carried equipment needed for construction work like
wheeled excavators, crawler excavators and US diplomatic cargo meant
for transshipment to Kabul via Torkham in transit to Afghanistan.
The vessels were loaded at US ports of Jacksonville and Wilmington.
