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2021-07-30 Afghanistan
The predictable collapse of the Afghan Air Force is happening in real time
[TaskAndPurpose] President Joe Biden has vowed that the United States will make sure the Afghans “have the capacity to maintain their air force,” but signs have emerged that the Afghan Air Force is already falling apart.

About one-third of the Afghan Air Force’s 160 aircraft can no longer fly because they lack spare parts since the United States withdrew its contractors from the country, Afghan lawmaker Haji Ajmal Rahmani reportedly said during a recent webinar sponsored by the State Department Correspondents Association.

The Afghan Air Force has also run out of laser-guided precision munitions, Rahmani said.

“It’s not low — it’s actually out of stock,” the Washington Examiner quoted Rahmani as saying at the July 23 event.

None of this is surprising.
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Posted by badanov 2021-07-30 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top
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#1 About one-third of the Afghan Air Force’s 160 aircraft can no longer fly

America thank your stars for that.
Posted by Dron66046 2021-07-30 06:54||   2021-07-30 06:54|| Front Page Top

#2 ^Don't worry though, the Chinese will bring spare parts with them.
Posted by Too Old To Work 2021-07-30 08:12||   2021-07-30 08:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Ref #2: See Hunter Biden for details.
Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-30 09:23||   2021-07-30 09:23|| Front Page Top

#4 
Posted by Sluse Grealet9429 2021-07-30 17:38||   2021-07-30 17:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Consider the courage to actually take off in the remaining 2/3ds? Inshallah maintenance....
Posted by NoMoreBS 2021-07-30 17:45||   2021-07-30 17:45|| Front Page Top










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