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| Russia ready to supply gunship helicopters to Afghan army |
| 2015-08-27 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Russian officials have said Moscow is prepared to supply the Afghan army with the gunship helicopters -- Mi-35 attack choppers to combat terrorism. President valdimir Putin's special envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabul ...the capital of Afghanistan. Home to continuous fighting from 1992 to 1996 between the forces of would-be strongman and Pak ISI/Jamaat-e-Islami sock puppet Gulbuddin Hekmayar and the Northern Alliance, a period which won Hek the title Most Evil Man in the Worldand didn't do much for the reputations of the Northern Alliance guys either.... ov has said the issue was shared during the summit in UFA attended by the Afghan officials, Russia's semi-official news agency -- Sputnik News reported. Putin told his counter President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani ...former chancellor of Kabul University, now president of Afghanistan. Before returning to Afghanistan in 2002 he was a scholar of political science and anthropology. He worked at the World Bank working on international development assistance. As Finance Minister of Afghanistan between July 2002 and December 2004, he led Afghanistan's attempted economic recovery until the Karzais stole all the money. .. that Moscow is prepared to work jointly with Afghanistan and United States to start work on agreements for the delivery of the attack helicopters to Afghan Air Force, Kabulov said. He also added that Russia is prepared to review Afghanistan's request for the supply of heavy and light weapons for the Afghan army. The Afghan Air Force is currently going through reconstruction phase as the Afghan national security forces are engaged to curb the growing threats posed by the terrorist groups across the country. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Well, if they bought American, parts may become hard to come by if the Administration doesn't like their stand on gay rights (or some other diversity issue). |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2015-08-27 23:45 |
| #1 MI24? Everything old is new again. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-08-27 20:58 |