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U.S. may let Tajikistan hold on to fleeing Afghan aircraft

Officials, including Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon and Commander of U.S. Central Command General Michael Kurilla, hold talks in Dushanbe, Tajikistan June 15, 2022. Picture taken June 15, 2022. Tajikistan's Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS

The United States may let Tajikistan hold on to Afghan military aircraft donated by the U.S. that sought shelter in the Central Asian country following the U.S. withdrawal from Kabul last August, a U.S. military commander said.

U.S.-trained Afghan pilots flew dozens of military planes and helicopters to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as they fled the Islamist Taliban who took over the country as foreign forces withdrew.

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