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Afghan air force ascent slow, imperiling battle with Taliban

2015/01/25 23:28:10 @Reuters: World News

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan's armed forces are so short of combat-ready aircraft that, late last year, they began fitting machine guns and rockets to Russian-made Mi-17 transport helicopters, dubbed "flying tractors", to bolster their air power.
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