Air Mobility for Afghanistan

President Karzai presided over the opening of a new US funded $22 million hanger, for the Afghan military’s growing fleet of aircraft. Of primary focus in acquisitions have been transport helicopters to support army field operations. The plan is for Afghanistan to have 61 aircraft by 2011. But there’s still no word yet on when/how/if the country will be supplied with strike fighters, the ultimate signature of operational independence.