>>14456340 (lb)

Yup. War memorial in honor of the Cong gunners who shot down US planes..

This is no different than what Fonda did back in the day.

Fonda wasn't a Vice President, so this is even more horrid..

Could be comms, as you say. Go order to for the Taliban to take down planes? Wouldn't think US would have anti-aircraft stuff in AFG that Bidan left, though. Don't think there was an air threat from the Taliban. Not sure.

Would the helicopters have some sort of AA? Manpads from Syria?

Pretty sure Bidan is scared shitless of a Mogadishu re-do.