U.S. study recommended slowly shifting Afghan Air Force to U.S. helicopters

A classified 2010 study by the Pentagon had recommended that the Afghan Air Force operate a combined fleet of Mi-17s and CH-47s.

The eventual aim is to convert the Afghans to use only American helicopters.

However, the Pentagon had used this report to justify buying more Mi-17s for Afghanistan.

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