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2021-08-20 Afghanistan

Pentagon Won't Deny U.S. Is Buying Fuel from the Taliban for Afghan Airlift

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-20 06:34|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 Well, there's the second card. Do you wish to buy insurance? How do you want to handle overflight and landing fees ?

Posted by Besoeker 2021-08-20 06:43|| 2021-08-20 06:43|| Front Page Top

#2 It would of course be out of the question to fly those heavily loaded planes out with the minimum necessary fuel and air refuel them with tankers loaded in Saudi Arabia.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-08-20 08:33|| 2021-08-20 08:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Has anyone asked how much the USA is paying the Taliban to keep the airport "open and secure"?

Posted by Bubba Lover of the Faeries8843 2021-08-20 13:01|| 2021-08-20 13:01|| Front Page Top

#4 So far it looks like 100,000,000 Euros is under, errr, on the table.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-08-20 16:05|| 2021-08-20 16:05|| Front Page Top

#5 FWIW it’s roughly $30k fuel uplift per turn per wide body. Once upon a time inspected the fuel far,pm at KBL and frankly by now it should be empty. I mean who’s driving the trucks to refuel it (and the pipelines shut down). Gotta wonder how the overfly permits are being approved - by whom? Can you legitimately use a Reach call sign?

Posted by Slenter Panda4300 2021-08-20 21:28|| 2021-08-20 21:28|| Front Page Top

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