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2019-05-17 Afghanistan

India hands over 2 Mi-35 gunship helicopters to the Afghan Air Force

[KhaamaPress] India on Thursday handed over two Mi-35 gunship helicopters to the Afghan Air Force as efforts are underway to further bolster the capabilities of the Afghan armed forces in the fight against terrorism.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) in a statement said the two gunship helicopters were handed over to the Ministry of Defense during a ceremony which was organized earlier today.

The statement further added that the Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Vinay Kumar, acting Minister of Defense Asadullah Khalid, Air Force Commander Gen. Abdul Fahim Ramin, and some other senior defense officials had participated in the ceremony.

According to Ministry of Defense, the two helicopters have been purchased from Belarus with the financial support of the government India.

Two more Mi-35 gunships will be handed over to the Afghan Air Force in the near future, the Ministry of Defense added.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-05-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top

#1 Guess the warranty maintenance period expired.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-05-17 08:10|| 2019-05-17 08:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Oh, come on. We may force old, substandard equipment and faulty ammo on our own troops - but when it comes to diplomacy and high drama we have it delivered straight from the vendor to our grateful third world friends.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-05-17 10:16|| 2019-05-17 10:16|| Front Page Top

#3 Apparently, there was a lot of lamp lighting and hugging and kissing. Tricolor streamers and stuff.

One can imagine coconut and vermilion too.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-05-17 10:18|| 2019-05-17 10:18|| Front Page Top

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