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| Afghan Air Force participate in 50 to 180 missions a day: MoD | |
| 2016-05-28 | |
A front man for the Ministry of Defense, Dawlat Waziri, said the Afghan Air Force utilizes the available resources, including combat and airlift equipment to support the Afghan ground forces. He said the Afghan Air Force provide close-air support as well as logistics support to the Afghan forces in their fight against terrorism. The Afghan defense officials said last month that the Afghan Air Force carried out the most missions in mid-April by flying 83 missions over a period of 24 hours. The Afghan Air Force has started the new fighting season with the increased capabilities as several combat planes have been added to the inventory during the past several months. The Afghan Air Force officials have said they have so far received 9 A-29 Super Tucano fixed wing light attack aircraft from the United States as well as surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle which are expected to further boost the capabilities of the Afghan forces. Afghanistan also received 3 Mi-25 gunship helicopters from India last which are in service with the Afghan Air Force. | |
| Posted by:Fred |