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An airplane carrying U.S.-trained Afghan pilots and other Afghan took off from an airport in Dushanbe yesterday, ending a nearly three-month detention ordeal that began when they escaped there in their aircraft during the Taliban takeover, Reuters says, citing Afghan sources. asiaplustj.info »
Detained in Tajikistan, or hiding from the Taliban in Afghanistan, many pilots wonder why the military that trained them is not coming to their aid, The New York Times reported on November 7. The New York Times says at least 143 Afghan army pilots and co-pilots who had flown to Tajikistan on the day of the collapse were being detained in the country. asiaplustj.info »
Citing a U.S. Official, Reuters reported on October 22 that the United States hopes to soon relocate around 150 U.S.-trained Afghan Air Force pilots and other personnel detained in Tajikistan for more than two months after they flew there at the end of the Afghan war, 143 U.S. asiaplustj.info »
Afghan soldiers who fled to Tajikistan after the Taliban came to power are isolated from the outside world and are concerned about their future fate. One of the escaped pilots said this to Reuters, Fergana writes. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say that at least 17 people have died after an Antonov-26 cargo plane belonging to South West Company crashed Saturday morning in Juba, South Sudan. One person has escaped the wreckage and is in a critical condition. asiaplustj.info »