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2021-08-02 Afghanistan

US intends to escalate Afghanistan’s air exports: SIGAR

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Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Opium products no doubt flow through traditional land routes...

But it would go swimmingly by air too, if taliban controlled the land routes, no? As exports essential to Afghan reconstruction?

Posted by Dron66046 2021-08-02 08:05|| 2021-08-02 08:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Air America supposedly ceased operations in 1976. Supposedly...

Posted by Glenmore 2021-08-02 10:33|| 2021-08-02 10:33|| Front Page Top

#3 ....See also, Southern Air Transport.

I will simply say this: twice in the last few months I've seen C-130s in the old SAT white and gray colors with no logo and a microscopic N number.

Mike

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2021-08-02 12:27|| 2021-08-02 12:27|| Front Page Top

#4 ^ Aliens?

Posted by Matt 2021-08-02 13:46|| 2021-08-02 13:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, Klingons I believe.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-02 13:48|| 2021-08-02 13:48|| Front Page Top

#6 But it would go swimmingly by air too, if taliban controlled the land routes, no?

All those along the way who would lose their cut would be annoyed.... Pakistan’s ISI being a big one, surely.

Posted by trailing wife 2021-08-02 14:05|| 2021-08-02 14:05|| Front Page Top

#7 air america : https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0281636/

Posted by 746 2021-08-02 14:25|| 2021-08-02 14:25|| Front Page Top

#8 # Boy, I really tee'd that one up for you.

Posted by Matt 2021-08-02 16:34|| 2021-08-02 16:34|| Front Page Top

#9 If only they had fuel.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-08-02 23:36|| 2021-08-02 23:36|| Front Page Top

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