Uzbekistan Hands Helicopters From Pre-Taliban Afghan Army to US
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 8, 2025
Uzbekistan has transferred to the US seven Black Hawk helicopters that Afghan army pilots flew to the Central Asian state while fleeing the Taliban in 2021, American diplomatic sources have said.
Kabul demanded the helicopters be sent back to Afghanistan, while US President Donald Trump has urged the Taliban to return American weapons to Washington.
The US invested billions of dollars in the Afghan army over two decades after it invaded the country and ousted the Taliban government following the September . . .