Afghan Air Force
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afghan-air-force-228-857282
title:
Afghan Air Force
text:
The General Command of the Air Force also referred to as the Islamic Emirate Air Force and the Afghan Air Force, is the air force branch of the Afghan Armed Forces. The Royal Afghan Air Force was established in 1921 under the reign of King Amanullah and significantly modernized by King Zahir Shah in the 1960s. During the 1980s, the Soviet Union built up the Afghan Air Force, first in an attempt to defeat the mujahideen and in hopes that strong Afghan airpower would preserve the pro-Soviet govern
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Aerial service branch of the Afghan military
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Air_Force
date created:
2005-06-28T19:28:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T10:55:46Z
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13
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