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US Delivers 4 Super Tucano Attack Aircrafts to Afghan Forces
[Tolo News] U.S officials formally delivered four Brazil-made Super Tucano attack aircraft to the Afghan defense ministry on Friday in an effort to help embattled Afghan cops carry out their counter-insurgency missions in the volatile country in days to come.After receiving the first batch of Super Tucano combat aircrafts, acting minister of defense Masoom Stanekzai said that the planes will be used in battles against the Lions of Islam in Nangarhar The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country.. and Helmand Posted by: Fred 2016-01-16 |
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