They are also expanding another US base in the southern city of Kandahar.
All the digging and bulldozing in the desert has put a premium on water, especially for the runway construction.
As a result, troops were collecting water from the base's kitchens and showers to compact dirt at building sites, the Navy officer said.
The base is needed quickly with the US military presence in Afghanistan due to double by the autumn, when the Obama administration says up to 68,000 troops will be in place.
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Zie ook Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo
En 58 permanente Amerikaanse bases in Irak
En zelfs in Pakistan
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