The Taliban have raised the issue of helicopters again

The Taliban Ministry of Defense once again called on Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to return the helicopters of the former Afghan army, which were transferred to these countries after the fall of the previous government.

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The Taliban warned that the military helicopters, which the pilots of the former Afghan army flew to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, belong to the Afghan people, and if these helicopters are not returned, they will take them back by any means.

The official representative of the Taliban Ministry of Defense, Inayatullah Khorezmi, emphasized in a conversation with the “Tolonews” agency that these helicopters, located in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, belong to the people of Afghanistan and “will be returned at any time.”

However, according to military experts, it is impossible to return the helicopters until the Taliban government is recognized by the international community.

At the same time, former Afghan diplomat Fahim Khuhdomani stated that the countries to which the helicopters were taken cannot make a decision to return them to the Taliban independently, and this will require the consent of the United States. He told “Tolonews”: “Tajikistan and Uzbekistan do not have permission to transfer the helicopters to the current authority (the Taliban).”

The Taliban claim that after the fall of the previous Afghan government, more than 40 helicopters were moved by former Afghan military personnel to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and they demand that the authorities of these countries deliver these helicopters back to Afghanistan.