Taliban Trying To Grow Nascent Air Force, Repair Aircraft Left Behind

UH-60 Black Hawks assigned to the Afghan Air Force in 2018.

Credit: U.S. Marine Corps
The Taliban claims to have repaired about half of the U.S.-provided aircraft that were damaged during the final days of the American withdrawal from Kabul, with about 4,300 personnel from the former Afghan Air Force (AAF) joining the group, according to a new U.S. inspector general report. These...

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