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Afghanistan’s air force is a rare U.S.-backed success story but it might fail soon
 

FeaturedWIB airWIB history June 18, 2021 Staff Writer 0

Nabih Bulos

Los Angeles Times

The UH-60 Blackhawk plummeted like a roller coaster from 10,000 feet — safe from whatever the Taliban was firing at it — all the way down to 50 feet, its nose almost licking the sun-scorched terrain of the Shah Wali Kot.

Blitzing at 115 mph, the helicopter swooped just beyond the battle barriers of an Afghan army base, its two onboard gunners arcing their M240 machine guns as they scanned for any Taliban nearby.

When the Blackhawk landed, five soldiers — two wounded, all terrified — were dragging a sleeping bag with their belongings down the hill through the desert underbrush. They were almost at the helicopter when the gunners let loose a burst of bullets toward a dull-brown knoll. The soldiers threw themselves onboard, one of them frantically pointing at an unseen enemy to the left and begging the crew to take off quickly.

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Afghan Air Force -- soon to become the taliban air force, after all the pilots are threatened with death if they don't start wearing the taliban's uniforms...