Afghanistan
Inside RAF VC10 Afghanistan and Iraq operations
In a soon-to-be-released special publication, Stephen Skinner details RAF VC10 Afghanistan and Iraq operations, where the quadjet saw frontline action in both the air-to-air refuelling and transport roles.
1966 Afghanistan civil aviation flashback
A fascinating snapshot of the growing part aviation was playing in Afghanistan, as told in the July 28, 1966 ‘Aeroplane’
US Special Ops aircraft cover Kabul evacuation
More than a dozen US Air Force Special Operations Command aircraft joined the US-led airlift mission to evacuate civilians from Kabul in the 15 days after Afghanistan's capital city fell to Taliban forces
US Reaper air strike in Afghanistan kills two ISIS-K members
An air strike using a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9A Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle was carried out by the US military on August 28, targeting ISIS-K militants in Afghanistan
INSIGHT: An overview of the two-week airlift effort to evacuate Kabul
We give an overview of the massive two-week airlift from Kabul, which extracted thousands of Afghans and many other nationalities fleeing from the Taliban takeover
US State Department abandons seven CH-46Es in Kabul
Seven Boeing Vertol CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters operated by the US Department of State Air Wing (DoSAW) have been abandoned in Afghanistan
ANALYSIS: Exploring the fate of the Afghan Air Force
We consider the fate of the Afghan Air Force following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan
Air Warrior Podcast Episode 15
We take a look at the fallout from the ongoing airlift operation in Afghanistan with Dr Tom Copeland, Professor of Politics at the Colorado Christian University, for his take on the continued mission and its consequences for US policy
New Zealand sends C-130H(NZ) and personnel to Afghanistan
The New Zealand Defence Force has deployed around 80 military personnel alongside a RNZAF-operated Lockheed C-130H(NZ) Hercules aircraft to Afghanistan to support the ongoing evacuation efforts of coalition forces, civilians and collaborators from the country
US DoD activates Civil Reserve Air Fleet to assist with Afghanistan efforts
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J Austin III announced on August 22 that he has ordered the Commander of US Transportation Command to activate Stage I of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet programme to assist with the Afghanistan evacuation