 The airport is also home to the Afghan Air Force 4th (304th) Wing.Mazar-i-Sharif Airport was built in the 1950s by assistance from the Soviet Union during the Cold War, when the Soviets and the Americans were engaged in spreading their influences in the Middle East and South Asia.Between the 1960s and late 1970s, for the first time large number of tourists began arriving to see historical places in the city.