Afghanistan Peace CampaignReports indicate that the transfer of these helicopters was announced in a ceremony at the Uzbek embassy in Washington.
Reports indicate that the transfer of these helicopters was announced in a ceremony at the Uzbek embassy in Washington.
“These aircraft were not aggressors. They were transferred by Afghans. Uzbekistan is a friendly, neighboring, and Muslim country that should have cooperated in good faith and handed over the aircraft to us,” said Kamran Aman, a military affairs expert.
Although the Islamic Emirate has not yet responded to this issue, it had previously requested that Uzbekistan return the helicopters to Afghanistan based on good neighborly relations. The Ministry of Defense of the Islamic Emirate had stated that the helicopters belong to Afghans and that they would take all possible measures to reclaim them.
Fasihuddin Fitrat, the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense, had said: “They should not accept such an act where someone’s right is given to another. These aircraft belong to Afghanistan and are Afghanistan’s right. Giving these aircraft to others is unacceptable to us.”
After the fall of the previous government, a total of 46 Afghan military aircraft and helicopters were transferred to Uzbekistan.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense had also stated that before the Islamic Emirate took control, there were 164 military aircraft in Afghanistan, of which 81 remain today.