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On August 16, the Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan reported that on August 14 and 15, 22 warplanes and 24 military helicopters of Afghanistan, carrying 585 Afghan soldiers, had illegally entered the airspace of Uzbekistan.
According to the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the aircraft were obliged to land at the international airport of Termez, the southernmost city of Uzbekistan.
Moreover, on August 15, three Embraer 314 military aircraft of Afghanistan requested permission to land at the Khanabad airport in the city of Karshi, Kashkadarya region. However, the aircraft were sent to the Termez airport accompanied by two military aircraft of the Uzbek Air Force MiG-29.
“During the escort, Embraer 314 and MiG-29 aircraft collided and crashed in the Sherabad district of Surkhandarya region. The pilots of these aircraft ejected, ” the report says.
The next day, the statement was deleted. The Prosecutor General’s Office declares that it is yet to be verified.
The secret of Aghan aircraft was revealed by satellite images of the Uzbek Termez airport. They show almost 50 new planes and helicopters similar to the aircraft of the Afghan Air Force.
According to the footage published by The Drive, 22 new light aircraft and 26 helicopters appeared in Termez. It seems that a significant part of the special aviation wing, which was engaged in supporting the forces of the Special Operations Command of the Afghan army, fled to Uzbekistan.
- The images show 11 Pilatus PC-12NG light reconnaissance aircraft that were likely part of the special aviation wing of the Afghan Air Force;
- 6 A-29 (Embraer 314) Super Tucano light attack aircraft;
- 5 Cessna 208 Caravan light aircraft, some of them may be an armed version of the AC-208 Combat Caravan;
- 19 Mi-8/17 and 7 UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters.
Taking into account that some Mi-8/17 helicopters may belong to Uzbek Air Force, the number of aircraft is near the one previously claimed by the Prosecutor General’s Office.
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Afghan pilots with a rational fear of execution fled to the nearest country for safety.
The choices,
1. a U.S. base – too far and we are unreliable, 2. Pakistan – a haven for the Taliban so that’s a no, 3. Iran? that’s actually pretty far from Kabul, 4. China? sure, if you want to be stranded in the Himalayas and that leaves Uzbekistan, reasonably close and it has an airport and its free of Sunni extremists.
How the story will be told in the U.S. ‘The Taliban sent advanced U.S. aircraft to the Russians as a gift for their support.’ Please note that while all of these are fine aircraft, they are hardly advanced. The Russians have better helicopters and can buy the same prop planes outside the U.S. The one thing we do better than any other country is tell ourselves comforting stories.
Nice addition to the Uzbek Air Force, at US taxpayers expense. As the saying goes, “the best things in life are free.” You will probably see these birds used in any upcoming movies about the US/NATO/Australian debacle.
Now, now, Don’t respectful. I fucked a lameass, crackhead whore years ago (doggie-style), are you the result?
Please refrain from posting projections of your fantasies, keep them to your own inner-pysche.
These are cheap lightweight turboprop aircraft – they are glorified crop sprayers. Ignorant fool.
Couldn’t say the going used rates for small turboprop aircraft with questionable service records. But maybe if Uzbecks flogged the lot they could get something toward replacing the MiG-29 that was lost, crashed into while escorting and clearing Uzbeck airspace of all these aircraft appearing at once.
They will most likely be returned to Afghanistan once an internationally recognized government is established by the Taliban.
Taliban are doing just fine with their second hand kalishnikovs.