Anonymous ID: e45286 Sept. 2, 2021, 1:35 p.m. No.14510600   🗄️.is đź”—kun

https://www.csis.org/analysis/afghan-military-aircraft-land-uzbekistan-move-tajikistan-updated

 

Over 45 Afghan Air Force aircraft were flown out of the country in mid-August, likely to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Taliban. Satellite imagery of Termez International Airport in Uzbekistan captured on August 16 reveals several dozen Afghan military assets situated on the airport’s tarmac. The platforms visible in the imagery include C-208 utility aircraft, A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft, and Mi-17, Mi-25, and UH-60 helicopters. According to the Associated Press, these aircraft may have been forced to land at Termez by Uzbek authorities after crossing the border. Other reports suggest that some aircraft may have carried Afghan soldiers seeking asylum.

 

The aircraft and helicopters were no longer visible in imagery of the airport acquired on August 21, indicating that their stop in Termez, Uzbekistan, was temporary and they were relocated. Imagery acquired on September 1 of Bohktar (Qurghonteppa) International Airport in Tajikistan revealed that 16 of the trainer/light attack aircraft previously seen at Termez International Airport were transferred here. The fate of the remaining aircraft and all the helicopters originally seen at Termez is unclear.