Afghan Air Force

US and Afghan aircraft deployed after Taliban launch offensive on Farah city

U.S. and Afghan Air Force aircraft have targeted Taliban positions in Farah after the Taliban launched an assault in a bid to capture the city

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Afghan Air Force conducts first Black Hawk operation, one day after crews qualify

Afghan Air Force UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews conducted their first operational mission in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, just one day after graduating from mission qualification training.

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UN Afghanistan investigation concludes at least 36 children killed in Kunduz madrassa air raid

A UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan report concluded that an Afghan Air Force strike on a religious school in the Taliban-controlled Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province killed and wounded at least 81 children

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Two more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft delivered to US Air Force Afghanistan Program

Two more A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft were delivered this week to the U.S. Air Force for its Afghanistan Program, five months earlier than expected

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Deadly airstrike on school is latest blow to Afghanistan peace prospects

Afghanistan saw yet another deadly government air raid claim multiple civilian lives, but is now witnessing a landmark civic movement in a bid to keep the hope of peace alive amid escalating violence.

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Taliban vows ‘serious revenge’ over Afghan airstrike that reportedly killed civilians

The Taliban has vowed to "take serious revenge" after an Afghan airstrike in an area controlled by the militant group killed or wounded dozens of people, many of them children

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Afghan airstrike targeting Taliban in religious school kills and injures civilians

An Afghan airstrike on a religious school in a Taliban stronghold in Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province caused multiple casualties, including civilians, Afghan officials and witnesses said

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Afghan Air Force A-29 drops first laser-guided bomb against Taliban

An Afghan Air Force A-29 light attack aircraft used a laser-guided bomb against a Taliban target, marking the first time the AAF has dropped a laser-guided bomb in combat

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German citizen arrested with Taliban in Afghanistan

A German national has been arrested with the Taliban in Afghanistan's insurgency-racked Helmand province, a rare example of a European among the insurgents

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US sends A-10 Warthogs back to Afghanistan

The US deployed a squadron of A-10C Thunderbolt ground attack aircraft to Afghanistan, where it will soon launch strikes against the Taliban

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