Blackhawks Threaten to Undermine Afghan Air Force Development
By Alexandra Gutowski
January 29, 2018
As the winter begins to thaw in Afghanistan, Afghan and coalition forces are intent to go on the offensive against the Taliban. Afghan forces have long been dependent on coalition air support, but the NATO mission’s commanding general promises “a tidal wave of Afghan airpower is on the horizon.†Unfortunately, American attempts to modernize the Afghan Air Force, specifically the introduction of the Blackhawk helicopter, risk undoing its hard-won progress.
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