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| A Russian made Mi-17 in Afghan service (Image: Wiki Commons) |
By Abdul Wali Arian
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Thursday confirmed that at least 10 army helicopters made emergency landings or crash landed over the past two months.
The MoD meanwhile called on the United States and NATO to support the Afghan Air Force and equip them with state-of-the-art warplanes.
“They [the helicopters] are almost 10 in number. However, we have managed to repair them. The helicopters have either made emergency landings or they have been hit by bullet and also they have had technical problems,” the MoD deputy spokesman Mohammad Radmanish said.
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